Modern lifestyle and its effect on health
I. The evolution of lifestyle and its determinants
A. Technological progress:
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Automation and Robotization: Influence on physical activity, occupational diseases, ergonomics of labor. A decrease in physical activity leads to hypodynamia, an increase in the risk of cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes of the 2nd type. Professional diseases associated with repeating movements (carpal channel syndrome, tendonitis) become increasingly common. Ergonomic workplaces, developed taking into account human biomechanics, are of key importance to prevent these problems.
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Information technologies and digitalization: Influence on mental health, sleep, social interactions. Constant access to information, social networks and entertainment leads to information overload, stress and anxiety. Blue light emitted by screens disrupts circus rhythms and worsens the quality of sleep. Virtual communication can replace real social interactions, leading to social isolation and depression. It is important to find a balance between the use of technology and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, including restriction of screen time, compliance with sleep and activity, as well as the development of stress awareness and management skills.
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Transport infrastructure: Influence on physical activity, air quality, stress. The expansion of transport infrastructure focused on cars helps to reduce physical activity, increase the emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere and increase the noise level. Air pollution is associated with respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer. Long trips to work in road traffic jams cause stress, fatigue and increase the risk of accidents. The development of environmentally friendly transport, the creation of pedestrian and bicycle zones, as well as stimulating the use of public transport are important steps to improve public health.
B. Economic forces:
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Globalization and labor migration: Influence on nutrition, social support, stress. Globalization has led to a change in food habits, an increase in the consumption of processed foods rich in sugar, fat and salt. Labor migration can lead to social isolation, stress and deterioration of mental health. It is important to maintain social ties, adapt to new cultures and find ways to cope with stress.
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Economic inequality: Influence on access to healthcare, quality nutrition, education. Economic inequality leads to unequal access to healthcare, quality nutrition and education. People with low socio-economic status more often encounter health problems, such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and mental disorders. Improving socio-economic conditions, ensuring equal access to resources and capabilities are key factors to improve public health.
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Consumer culture: Influence on food habits, physical activity, mental health. Consumer culture stimulates the consumption of unnecessary goods and services, which can lead to unhealthy food habits, reduce physical activity and deterioration of mental health. Marketing of unhealthy foods, especially oriented to children, contributes to the development of obesity and other diseases. It is important to develop critical thinking, conscious consumption and the ability to resist the influence of advertising.
C. Socio-cultural factors:
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Urbanization: Influence on physical activity, social isolation, environmental pollution. Urbanization leads to a decrease in physical activity, an increase in social isolation and environmental pollution. The urban environment often does not contribute to a healthy lifestyle, with limited access to green spaces, safe places for walking and playing sports. It is important to create an urban environment focused on health, with developed infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists, a sufficient number of parks and squares, as well as effective measures to combat air pollution and noise.
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Changes in family structures: Influence on social support, raising children, food. Changes in family structures, such as an increase in the number of single parents and families with two working parents, can affect social support, raising children and food. Lonely parents often experience stress and difficulties in providing a healthy diet and sufficient physical activity for their children. It is important to support families, provide access to quality services for children and education, as well as promote the development of healthy habits in the family.
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Cultural norms and values: Influence on food habits, drinking alcohol and tobacco, attitude to health. Cultural norms and values play an important role in the formation of food habits, attitude to the use of alcohol and tobacco, as well as attitude to health. In some cultures, it is customary to consume a large amount of fatty and sweet food, smoke or abuse alcohol. It is important to carry out educational work aimed at the formation of healthy cultural norms and values, as well as increasing awareness of health risks associated with an unhealthy lifestyle.
II. The influence of a modern lifestyle on physical health
A. Cardiovascular diseases:
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Risk factors: Hypodynamia, malnutrition, stress, smoking, drinking alcohol. A modern way of life, characterized by hypodynamia, improper nutrition, high level of stress, smoking and alcohol use, significantly increases the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary heart disease, stroke and hypertension.
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Prevention: Regular physical activity, healthy nutrition, stress management, refusal to smoke and drink alcohol. Prevention of cardiovascular diseases includes regular physical activity, healthy nutrition, stress management, refusal to smoke and drink alcohol. It is important to maintain healthy weight, control blood pressure and blood cholesterol.
B. Obesity and diabetes of type 2:
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Risk factors: Excessive calories, low physical activity, genetic predisposition. Excessive calorie intake, especially in the form of processed products rich in sugar and fat, in combination with low physical activity, leads to obesity and increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. Genetic predisposition also plays a role.
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Prevention: Healthy nutrition, regular physical activity, maintaining healthy weight. The prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes includes healthy nutrition, regular physical activity and maintaining healthy weight. It is important to limit the consumption of processed products, sweet drinks and fast food, as well as engage in physical exercises at least 150 minutes a week.
C. Oncological diseases:
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Risk factors: Improper nutrition, smoking, drinking alcohol, environmental pollution, hypodynamia. Improper nutrition, smoking, alcohol consumption, environmental pollution and hypodynamia are risk factors for many types of cancer.
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Prevention: Healthy nutrition, rejection of smoking and drinking alcohol, regular physical activity, avoiding exposure to carcinogenic substances, screening. Cancer prevention includes healthy nutrition, rejection of smoking and drinking alcohol, regular physical activity, avoiding exposure to carcinogenic substances and regular screening on early detection of cancer.
D. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system:
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Risk factors: Hypodynamia, improper posture, overweight, repeated movements. Hypodynamia, incorrect posture, overweight and repeated movements are risk factors for the development of diseases of the musculoskeletal system, such as osteochondrosis, arthritis and osteoporosis.
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Prevention: Regular physical activity, proper posture, maintaining healthy weight, ergonomics of the workplace. Prevention of diseases of the musculoskeletal system includes regular physical activity, proper posture, maintaining healthy weight and ergonomics of the workplace. It is important to avoid a long stay in one position, take breaks for warm -up and use the right equipment for work.
III. The influence of a modern lifestyle on mental health
A. Stress and anxiety:
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Risk factors: Information overload, pressure under pressure, financial difficulties, social isolation, lack of balance between work and personal life. A modern way of life, characterized by information overload, work under pressure, financial difficulties, social isolation and lack of balance between work and personal life, is the main risk factor in stress and anxiety.
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Prevention: Management of time, development of awareness skills, social support, physical activity, healthy nutrition, sleep. Prevention of stress and anxiety includes time management, development of awareness skills, social support, physical activity, healthy nutrition and sufficient sleep. It is important to learn how to relax, set borders and find time for yourself.
B. Depression:
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Risk factors: Social isolation, lack of meaning of life, chronic stress, genetic predisposition. Social isolation, lack of meaning of life, chronic stress and genetic predisposition are risk factors for depression.
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Prevention: Social activity, establishing goals, stress management, physical activity, healthy food, sleep, professional assistance. Prevention of depression includes social activity, establishing goals, stress management, physical activity, healthy nutrition, sufficient sleep and timely viability for professional help. It is important to maintain social ties, do what you love and take care of your mental health.
C. Burnout syndrome:
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Risk factors: Overloading with work, lack of recognition, low autonomy, violation of the balance between work and personal life. Overloading with work, lack of recognition, low autonomy and violation of the balance between work and personal life are risk factors for the development of burnout syndrome.
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Prevention: Establishment of borders, delegation of tasks, development of relaxation skills, search for support, change of activity. Prevention of burnout syndrome includes the establishment of borders, delegation of tasks, develop relaxation skills, search for support and change of activity. It is important to learn how to say no, delegate tasks, find time to relax and engage in activities that bring pleasure.
D. Dependencies:
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Risk factors: Stress, anxiety, depression, social isolation, genetic predisposition. Stress, anxiety, depression, social isolation and genetic predisposition are risk factors for the development of various dependencies, such as alcohol, narcotic and game.
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Prevention: Stress management, development of social skills, support for support, alternative ways of leisure. Prevention of dependencies includes stress management, development of social skills, support for support and alternative ways of leisure. It is important to avoid the use of psychoactive substances, develop healthy relationships and engage in activities that bring satisfaction.
IV. Food in the modern world: calls and solutions
A. Accessibility and consumption of processed products:
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Impact on health: Obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, oncological diseases. Excessive consumption of processed products rich in sugar, fat and salt is the main cause of obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and some types of cancer.
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Solutions: Increased awareness of the dangers of processed products, restriction of advertising unhealthy foods, stimulating the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, healthy nutrition in schools and at workplaces. The decisions include increasing awareness of the dangers of processed products, limiting advertising of unhealthy food, stimulating the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as providing healthy food in schools and at workplaces.
B. Lack of vitamins and minerals:
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Impact on health: Deterioration of immunity, fatigue, impaired cognitive functions, development of chronic diseases. The lack of vitamins and minerals can lead to a deterioration in immunity, fatigue, impaired cognitive functions and the development of chronic diseases.
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Solutions: Balanced diet, use of vitamin-mineral complexes, enrichment of food. The decisions include a balanced diet, the use of vitamin-mineral complexes, if necessary, and enrich the foods with vitamins and minerals.
C. Food allergies and intolerance:
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Impact on health: Discomfort, inflammation, chronic diseases. Food allergies and intolerance can cause discomfort, inflammation and contribute to the development of chronic diseases.
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Solutions: Identification of allergens and intolerance, exclusion from the diet, consultation with a nutritionist. The decisions include the identification of allergens and intolerance, their exclusion from the diet and consulting with a nutritionist to compile a balanced diet without allergens.
D. Sustainable nutrition:
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Impact on health and environment: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, maintaining biodiversity, improving the health of the population. Sustainable nutrition, which takes into account the impact on the environment and public health, is becoming more and more important.
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Solutions: Reducing meat consumption, the use of local and seasonal products, reduction of food waste, support for sustainable agriculture. Decisions include reducing meat consumption, the use of local and seasonal products, reducing food waste and supporting sustainable agriculture.
V. Physical activity in the modern world: overcoming barriers
A. Hypodynamia and sedentary lifestyle:
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Impact on health: Obesity, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, depression. Hypodynamia and a sedentary lifestyle are the main risk factors for the development of many chronic diseases.
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Solutions: Integration of physical activity into everyday life, creating a favorable urban environment, stimulating physical activity in workplaces, popularization of sports and outdoor activities. The decisions include the integration of physical activity into everyday life (for example, walking on foot or riding a bicycle to work), creating a favorable urban environment with safe places for walking and playing sports, stimulating physical activity in workplaces and popularizing sports and outdoor activities.
B. Lack of time and motivation:
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Impact on health: Lack of physical activity. The lack of time and motivation are the main barriers to regular physical activity.
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Solutions: Planning of physical activity, searching for classes bringing pleasure, establishing realistic goals, searching for support. Decisions include physical activity planning in the schedule, search for classes bringing pleasure, establishing realistic goals and finding support from friends, family or coach.
C. Unequal access to sports facilities and programs:
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Impact on health: Increased inequality in health. The unequal access to sports facilities and programs exacerbates the inequality in health.
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Solutions: Ensuring equal access to sports facilities and programs for all segments of the population, especially for low -income groups. The decisions include ensuring equal access to sports facilities and programs for all segments of the population, especially for low -income groups, as well as the creation of free or affordable physical activity programs.
D. Using technologies to stimulate physical activity:
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Impact on health: Increasing motivation, tracking progress, personalization of training. The use of technologies, such as fitness trackers, mobile applications and online training programs, can help increase motivation, track progress and personalize training.
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Solutions: Development and promotion of effective and affordable technologies to stimulate physical activity. Decisions include the development and promotion of effective and affordable technologies to stimulate physical activity, as well as teaching people to use these technologies.
VI. Sleep and rest: underestimated health factor
A. Lack of sleep and violation of circadian rhythms:
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Impact on health: Deterioration of cognitive functions, reducing immunity, increasing the risk of developing chronic diseases, deterioration of mental health. The lack of sleep and a violation of circadian rhythms caused by blue light from the screens, an irregular work schedule and stress, negatively affect cognitive functions, immunity, mental health and increase the risk of chronic diseases.
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Solutions: Compliance with sleep and wakefulness, restriction of screen time before bedtime, creating a comfortable situation for sleeping, stress management. The decisions include compliance with the sleep and wakefulness mode, restriction on screen time before bedtime, creating a comfortable situation for sleeping, managing stress and using relaxation techniques.
B. Stress and its influence on sleep:
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Impact on health: Insomnia, anxiety, depression. Stress is the main cause of insomnia, anxiety and depression, which, in turn, worsen the quality of sleep.
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Solutions: Stress management with meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, psychotherapy. Decisions include stress management using meditation, yoga, breathing exercises and psychotherapy.
C. Work on shifts and its influence on sleep:
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Impact on health: Violation of circadian rhythms, deterioration of cognitive functions, an increase in the risk of developing chronic diseases. Change work disrupts circus rhythms and negatively affects cognitive functions, health and increases the risk of chronic diseases.
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Solutions: Compliance with the sleep and wakefulness regime, even on weekends, the creation of a dark and quiet environment for sleep, the use of special glasses that block blue light. The decisions include compliance with the sleep and wakefulness regime, even on weekends, the creation of a dark and quiet situation for sleep, the use of special points that block blue light and consult a sleep specialist.
D. The meaning of rest and relaxation:
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Impact on health: Reducing stress, improving mood, improving productivity. Rest and relaxation are necessary to reduce stress, improve mood and increase productivity.
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Solutions: Regular vacation, classes to love, spending time in nature, communication with loved ones. Decisions include regular rest, your favorite business, spending time in nature and communication with loved ones.
VII. Social ties and support: the foundation of mental and physical health
A. Social isolation and loneliness:
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Impact on health: An increase in the risk of depression, anxiety, cardiovascular diseases, a decrease in immunity. Social isolation and loneliness are serious threats to mental and physical health, increasing the risk of depression, anxiety, cardiovascular diseases and reducing immunity.
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Solutions: Active participation in social groups, volunteering, maintaining contacts with friends and family, searching for professional assistance. Decisions include active participation in social groups, volunteering, maintaining contacts with friends and family and searching for professional assistance if necessary.
B. Quality of social ties:
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Impact on health: Support, emotional stability, a sense of belonging. The quality of social ties, and not just their number, plays an important role in maintaining emotional stability, a sense of belonging and obtaining the necessary support.
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Solutions: The development of communication skills, the establishment of borders, the avoidance of toxic relationships. Decisions include the development of communication skills, the establishment of borders and the avoidance of toxic relationships.
C. Social support:
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Impact on health: Reducing stress, improving adaptation to difficult life situations, increasing adherence to a healthy lifestyle. Social support helps to reduce stress, improve adaptation to difficult life situations and increase adherence to a healthy lifestyle.
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Solutions: Search for support from friends, family, colleagues, participation in support groups. Decisions include a search for support from friends, family, colleagues and participation in support groups.
D. The influence of social networks on social ties:
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Impact on health: Dual influence: the ability to maintain contacts with loved ones and friends, but also the risk of social isolation, comparison with others, cyberbulling. The influence of social networks on social ties is dual: they can help maintain contacts with loved ones and friends, but also bear the risk of social isolation, comparison with others and cyberbilling.
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Solutions: Limiting the time spent on social networks, the conscious use of social networks, maintaining real social contacts. The decisions include the restriction of the time spent on social networks, the conscious use of social networks and maintaining real social contacts.
VIII. Environment and health: global challenges and local solutions
A. Air pollution:
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Impact on health: Respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, oncological diseases. Air pollution caused by industry, transport and heating is a serious health threat, causing respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases and some types of cancer.
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Solutions: Reducing emissions of pollutants, the use of environmentally friendly transport, the development of green energy, the creation of green areas in cities. Decisions include reducing emissions of pollutants, the use of environmentally friendly transport, the development of green energy and the creation of green areas in cities.
B. Water pollution:
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Impact on health: Infectious diseases, poisoning, development of chronic diseases. Water pollution caused by industrial waste, agricultural fertilizers and household drains can lead to infectious diseases, poisoning and the development of chronic diseases.
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Solutions: Wastewater purification, the use of environmentally friendly agricultural methods, protecting drinking water sources. The decisions include wastewater treatment, the use of environmentally friendly agricultural methods and protecting drinking water sources.
C. Noise:
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Impact on health: Sleep disturbance, stress, cardiovascular disease. Noise, especially in cities, can violate sleep, cause stress and increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
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Solutions: Reducing the level of noise from transport and industry, the creation of noise -protective screens, the use of soundproofing materials. Decisions include reducing the level of noise from transport and industry, the creation of noise -protective screens and the use of soundproofing materials in residential and public buildings.
D. Change climate:
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Impact on health: An increase in the number of extreme weather phenomena, the spread of infectious diseases, the deterioration of air quality, the lack of food and water. Climate change is a serious threat to health, increasing the number of extreme weather phenomena, the spread of infectious diseases, deterioration of air quality and causing a lack of food and water.
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Solutions: Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation to climate change, development of stable healthcare systems. The solutions include reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adaptation to climate change and the development of stable healthcare systems.
IX. A healthy lifestyle at the workplace: creating a favorable environment
A. Ergonomics of the workplace:
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Impact on health: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system, fatigue, decrease in productivity. Incorrect organization of the workplace can lead to diseases of the musculoskeletal system, fatigue and a decrease in productivity.
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Solutions: Providing ergonomic equipment and furniture, training in the correct organization of the workplace. Decisions include ensuring ergonomic equipment and furniture, as well as training employees of the correct organization of the workplace.
B. Physical activity at the workplace:
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Impact on health: Reducing the risk of developing chronic diseases, improving mood, increased productivity. Physical activity at the workplace helps to reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases, improve mood and increase productivity.
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Solutions: Organization of breaks for physical activity, creating sports corners, conducting corporate sports events. The decisions include the organization of breaks for physical activity, the creation of sports corners and the conduct of corporate sports events.
C. Healthy food at the workplace:
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Impact on health: Reducing the risk of developing chronic diseases, improving concentration, increased productivity. Healthy food at the workplace helps to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, improve concentration and increase productivity.
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Solutions: Ensuring access to healthy foods, restricting access to unhealthy foods, organization of nutrition consultations. Decisions include ensuring access to healthy food in the dining room and machine guns, restricting access to unhealthy foods and organizing food consultations.
D. Psychological support at the workplace:
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Impact on health: Reducing stress, improving mood, increasing satisfaction with work. Psychological support at the workplace helps to reduce stress, improve mood and increase satisfaction with work.
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Solutions: Organization of stress management trainings, creating a safe environment for communication and exchange of views, providing access to consultations of a psychologist. Decisions include the organization of stress management training, creating a safe environment for communication and exchange of views and providing access to a psychologist.
X. The role of education and education in the formation of a healthy lifestyle
A. Increased awareness of health risk factors:
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Impact on health: Helps people make conscious decisions about their health. Increasing awareness of risk factors for health helps people make conscious decisions about their health and change their behavior.
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Solutions: Conducting information campaigns, organization of lectures and seminars, the use of the media. The decisions include conducting information campaigns, the organization of lectures and seminars and the use of the media.
B. Development of healthy behavior skills:
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Impact on health: Helps people to apply knowledge about a healthy lifestyle in practice. The development of healthy behavior skills helps people apply knowledge about a healthy lifestyle in practice and cope with difficulties.
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Solutions: Training in stress management skills, healthy nutrition, physical activity. Decisions include training in stress management skills, healthy nutrition and physical activity.
C. Formation of a positive attitude to health:
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Impact on health: Motivates people to take care of their health. The formation of a positive attitude to health motivates people to take care of their health and lead a healthy lifestyle.
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Solutions: Carrying out measures aimed at popularizing a healthy lifestyle, creating positive examples to follow. Decisions include holding measures aimed at popularizing a healthy lifestyle, and creating positive examples for imitation.
D. Inclusion of health issues in educational programs:
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Impact on health: Provides obtaining knowledge about health from an early age. The inclusion of health issues in educational programs ensures to obtain knowledge about health from an early age and forms healthy habits.
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Solutions: Inclusion of health issues in the curriculum of schools and universities, teaching teachers to health issues. Decisions include the inclusion of health issues in the curriculum of schools and universities and teaching teachers to health issues.