Blog 1

My blog for this week will be addressing these questions: How can we encourage adolescents to follow healthy behaviors?  What ideas do you have for parents, healthcare providers, health educators, media, society, etc?

 First of all, people develop healthy behaviors at an early age. This starts by introducing them to a variety of good behaviors such as healthy eating and getting plenty of exercise. Encouraging the teen to have a positive experience and enjoy these healthy habits will help minimize the tendency for unhealthy actions. For parents, this means that they need to be active in their teen's lifestyle.

This could be done in several ways. Exercise should be a minimum of 30 minutes for an activity such as baseball, soccer, jogging or even riding a bicycle. 

It is also important to keep teens well informed on how their bodies work and function.  Doctor's visits encourage the child to remain healthy and learn more about themselves physically, mentally and even from a social perspectives.

By praising healthy behaviors, we instill the teens capacity to continue helping their bodies grow and strengthen. Here a couple websites I found that might be helpful.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/youth/research/keys-to-quality-youth-development/

http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/teen/fitness/Pages/How-Teens-Can-Stay-Fit.aspx

Kristen's Bio

THIS IS ME!!!!!!!! :)

Hello my name is Kristen Finley and I am a senior in the General Studies degree. After my Bachelor's degree, I will continue my studies in order to get a MLS degree from TWU.  My hobbies include cooking, baking and making crafts and I am a very artistic person. One thing that most people do not realize is that I have incredibly tiny feet, I wear size 2 shoes. It is extremely difficult to find shoes and one pair of my shoes I have owned since I was in 2nd grade.

My interest in health started during my first year of college. Typically most college students eat out many times a week, but my stomach would not let me continue on that path. Since I have an interest in cooking, I felt like it was important to introduce nutritious food into my daily life style and love the feeling that comes with a healthy lifestyle. My interest in this class is to see the administrations related to health and how they implement their procedures, advice and care to the community. I hope to have a great Semester and learn as much as possible!!!!!!