HEALTH AND WELLNESS COACHING 1

Health and Wellness Coaching

Joan Haddad, Carly Gertler, Abigail Mattson, Natilya Parmer, Hope Seweyestewa

Arizona State University

PPE 310 Healthy Learning Communities

Instructor: Liz Sambach

October 24, 2017

Modeling Personal Wellness

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Our business plan is going to cover the personal and professional wellness opportunities

within our company. As a group, we each chose a risk factor that affects the environment and

discussed its effects on peoples health and wellness. Each group member shared their personal

work experiences. If they worked in a company with negative environmental factors, it was

mentioned how they hope to work with people to decrease environmental effects like sickness or

disease. We chose to focus on three health factors: poor sanitation, lack of safety features in

manufacturing products, and lack of education about the spread of disease. In our business plan

for the company, we will explain these environmental factors and compare our thoughts and

experiences to help each other improve our health and quality of life.

A network of social relationships is an important aspect of support and appears to be an

important influence on health behaviors. ...the interaction between, and interdependence of,

factors within and across all levels of a health problem. It highlights peoples interactions with

their physical and sociocultural environments. (Rural Health, 2002, P. 1). The first risk factor

that will be discussed will be poor sanitation. Poor sanitation causes people to get sick with

diseases that are harmful to their health. As it was stated by WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret

Chan (2008), Sanitation is a cornerstone of public health (P. 1). Sanitation is an essential part

in keeping people safe from getting harmful diseases. The diseases linked to poor sanitation are

mostly related to people who live in poverty. These people do not have the proper resources or

education to stay safe and clean by washing their hands with water and soap. Another factor

would be not know how to properly wash hands to ensure clean hands.

Lack of education about the spread of diseases is an environmental factor that affects

people who have low access to educational agencies, such places as Africa. People who live in

Africa may not have access to education, or to people who could teach them the proper way to
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clean their hands or sanitize equipment at home. The lack of education increases their chances of

catching diseases and spreading them to each other. Since many environments produce a

mixture or positive and negative health outcomes, the health-promotive quality of a setting

ultimately depends on its capacity to support those health outcomes most desirable and important

to its members while eliminating or ameliorating those clearly most negative and detrimental to

individual and social well-being (Stokols & Jamner, 2000, p. 139). The World Health

Organization will work towards finding a solution to solve and end the spread of diseases before

they occur, by creating an educational center in Africa and other places to educate them of this

cause and eliminate the spread of diseases. In many communities we could offer classes that

would educate other about the spread of diseases. Another option could be flyers placed in

resource centers with visuals and helpful tips.

Every group member will have a role to play within the company, we all have a passion

and drive to create a plan that will help others become healthy individuals. This includes the

ability to be able to move on their own, lift items, go up steps without any difficulties, and be an

overall well-functioning individuals. We each have goals for the company to grow and expand

its work within our community. Each member has a contributing skill that will be a benefit to the

company, so each skill will make a positive change in the company. We will also aim to improve

the health of people to live healthier lifestyles and give them tips to avoid risk factors that might

greatly affect their wellness. There are many strategies that will overcome the obstacles to these

environmental factors that are affecting the health of so many people.

References

Jamner, M. S. (2000). Promoting human wellness: new frontiers for research, practice, and
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Policy. Berkeley, Calif.: Univ. of California Press.

Poor sanitation threatens public health. (2008). Retrieved October 22, 2017, from

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2008/pr08/en/

Rural Health. (2002). Retrieved October 19, 2017, from

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/community-health/health-promotion/2/theories-and-

models/ecological