What are some health and wellness topics?
Wellness/Self-Care
- Alcohol.
- Communication & Assertiveness.
- Eating Concerns & Body Image.
- Mindfulness.
- Nature.
- Nicotine.
- Stress & Resilience.
How can I make my health talk?
Top tips
- Timing: Keep it to 20 minutes.
- When choosing content, focus on what people must know.
- Remember: your hearers are only going to remember 3–4 of the facts you tell them. Make sure these are the important ones!
- When presenting the content, avoid jargon and complicated words.
What are the 5 pillars of public health?
The five core disciplines are:
- Behavioral science/health education.
- Biostatistics.
- Environmental health.
- Epidemiology.
- Health services administration.
What are the most pressing health issues today?
Top 10 Most Common Health Issues
- Physical Activity and Nutrition.
- Overweight and Obesity.
- Tobacco.
- Substance Abuse.
- HIV/AIDS.
- Mental Health.
- Injury and Violence.
- Environmental Quality.
What is the number 1 health problem in America?
The No. 1 health condition in the U.S. is heart disease. It is one of the leading causes of death, comprising more than a quarter of all deaths annually. It is estimated that someone has a heart attack in the U.S. every 43 seconds.
What is the biggest health issue in the world?
As people all over the world live longer than ever, this and other noncommunicable diseases—including obesity-related illnesses, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and mental illness—have become the leading cause of death and disability worldwide.
What are the top 10 diseases of the 21st century?
Top 10 Chronic Diseases of the 21st Century: Arthritis, Cancer, Kidney Disease, Diabetes, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, HIV/AIDS, Mental Disorders, Lung Diseases, Stroke.
How many people die a year worldwide?
Fewer people die at a young age In 2017, there were 56 million deaths globally; nearly half of these (49%) were people who were 70 years or older; 27% were between 50 and 69 years old; 14% were between 15 and 49; only 1% were older than 5 and younger than 14; and almost 10% were children under the age of 5.
What conditions are heart disease?
Heart diseases include: Blood vessel disease, such as coronary artery disease. Heart rhythm problems (arrhythmias) Heart defects you’re born with (congenital heart defects)
What are the 4 signs your heart is quietly failing?
Heart failure signs and symptoms may include:
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea) when you exert yourself or when you lie down.
- Fatigue and weakness.
- Swelling (edema) in your legs, ankles and feet.
- Rapid or irregular heartbeat.
- Reduced ability to exercise.
- Persistent cough or wheezing with white or pink blood-tinged phlegm.
How do I know if my heart is OK?
To measure your pulse on your own:
- Get a watch with a second hand.
- Place your index and middle finger of your hand on the inner wrist of the other arm, just below the base of the thumb.
- Count the number of taps you feel in 10 seconds.
- Multiply that number by 6 to find out your heart rate for 1 minute.
What does a heart blockage feel like?
The blockage of the blood supply to the heart muscle that occurs with coronary artery disease leads the heart to “cry out in pain” when it is asked to work harder. However, that pain is not always felt in the chest. Sometimes it is felt in the shoulders, arms, back, jaw, or abdomen.
Is it gas or heart attack?
“If you belch or pass gas and the pain goes away, you could just be experiencing stomach pain or heartburn,” said Joseph Lash, M.D., cardiologist with Norton Heart and Vascular Institute. “If the pain persists and you have shortness of breath or nausea, it could be a heart-related issue.”
How does your body warn you before a heart attack?
Common heart attack signs and symptoms include: Pressure, tightness, pain, or a squeezing or aching sensation in your chest or arms that may spread to your neck, jaw or back. Nausea, indigestion, heartburn or abdominal pain. Shortness of breath.
What four things happen right before a heart attack?
Here are 4 signs of heart attack to be on the lookout for:
- #1: Chest Pain, Pressure, Squeezing, and Fullness.
- #2: Arm, Back, Neck, Jaw, or Stomach Pain or Discomfort.
- #3: Shortness of Breath, Nausea, and Lightheadedness.
- #4: Breaking Out in a Cold Sweat.
- Heart Attack Symptoms: Women vs Men.
- What Next?
- Next Steps.
How do you stop a heart attack immediately?
Acting quickly can save lives. If given quickly after symptoms, clot-busting and artery-opening medications can stop a heart attack, and having a catheterization with a stent put in may open a closed blood vessel. The longer you wait for treatment, the more chances of survival go down and damage to the heart goes up.
What are the first signs of a heart attack in a woman?
Heart Attack Symptoms in Women
- Uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain in the center of your chest.
- Pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
- Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort.
- Other signs such as breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness.
What is the best side to sleep on for your heart?
We recommend sleeping on the right side since it may be the key to a healthier heart. Studies suggest it reduces pressure on the heart and stabilizes your blood pressure and heart rate.
What does angina feel like in a woman?
Angina symptoms in women can also include feeling out of breath, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or sharp chest pain. Once the extra demand for blood and oxygen stops, so do the symptoms.
How long can a woman have symptoms before a heart attack?
But research suggests that women experience symptoms for several weeks before a heart attack. A study published in 2003 of 515 women who had experienced a heart attack, reports 80 percent of women had at least 1 symptom at least 4 weeks before their heart attack.
How do you stop a heart attack in 30 seconds?
What to do if you or someone else may be having a heart attack
- Call 911 or your local medical emergency number.
- Chew and swallow an aspirin, unless you are allergic to aspirin or have been told by your doctor never to take aspirin.
- Take nitroglycerin, if prescribed.
- Begin CPR if the person is unconscious.
Are there warning signs days before a stroke?
– Warning signs of an ischemic stroke may be evident as early as seven days before an attack and require urgent treatment to prevent serious damage to the brain, according to a study of stroke patients published in the March 8, 2005 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
How can you tell the difference between gastric pain and heart pain?
The main difference between symptoms is that:
- Heartburn tends to be worse after eating and when lying down, but a heart attack can happen after a meal, too.
- Heartburn can be relieved by drugs that reduce acid levels in the stomach.
- Heartburn does not cause more general symptoms, such as breathlessness.