Good Health Tips to all
Good Health Tips to all
1. Go to the doctor or health professional every year for a
check-up.
• Write down your questions before you go. Or, have someone else
write them down as you say them.
• Tell your doctor about any health problems you have.
• Tell the doctor what medicines you take.
• Tell the doctor if you take supplements like vitamins and minerals
or if you take herbal products.
• Ask questions. Make sure you understand what the doctor tells
you.
• Take a trusted friend or family member with you if you need to.
2.Find out how to stay healthy and safe.
• Practice good health habits like washing hands before eating or
preparing food.
• Cook foods long enough and to the proper temperature.
• Stop unhealthy habits like smoking and chewing tobacco. People
around you can get sick from the smoke too.
• Use safety items to protect children. These include car seats,
electrical plug covers, and gates in front of stairs.
• Brush teeth at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste and floss
every day.
• See your dentist for regular check-ups.
3. Make a list of immunizations (shots), sicknesses and
surgeries. Do this for you and others in your family.
• Take the list when you go to your doctor or health professional.
• Ask what tests or shots you and your family need.
4. Read together.
• Reading is fun and good for you.
• You and your children can learn more about good health.
5. Prepare/Fix healthy foods for you and your family.
• Eat whole-grain breads and cereals (whole wheat, oatmeal).
• Eat 5 to 9 servings of vegetables and fruits every day.
• Eat or drink plenty of foods with calcium, like milk, cheese, or
yogurt.
• Limit foods with high fat and cholesterol.
• Limit foods with a lot of sugar or salt.
• Eat more healthy snacks like fruit. Eat less junk food like chips.
6. Get to a healthy weight and stay there.
• You can do this by watching what you eat and how much you eat.
• Get some exercise every day.
• Going for a fast walk for 30 minutes is a good start. Do this most
days of the week.
Exercise helps you feel better and helps to keep you from getting
heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
7. Talk with your children about risky behaviors.
• You can protect yourself from most sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) by not having sex (oral, anal or vaginal).
• Using drugs and alcohol increases the chance of risky sexual
behaviors.
• If you do have sex, use condoms. Unprotected sex can lead to
HIV, other STDs (sexually transmitted disease), and unwanted
pregnancies.
• Using dirty needles (for drugs, tattoos, body piercing) can cause
HIV and hepatitis.
• Set a good example for children by modeling healthy behavior.
• Telling children the facts about risky behaviors can help them deal
with “peer pressure”.
• Learn to be a good listener.
8. What to do before you become pregnant:
• Get a check-up with your doctor. Medical conditions like
diabetes, high blood pressure, and epilepsy need to be under
control before you get pregnant.
• Eat healthy foods. Take a multi-vitamin with folic acid.
• If you smoke or drink, quit.
• Get prenatal care as soon as you think you are pregnant.
9. If you use well water for drinking, have it tested to be
sure it’s safe. Call your county health department to
find out about testing.
10. Keep from getting mosquito bites.
• Cover your body with clothing as much as possible.
• Use mosquito repellent with DEET.
• Don’t go outside after the sun sets and before the sun rises unless
you cover up or use repellent.
• Empty everything in your yard that has standing water.
11. Your mental health is important, too.
• If you are feeling “down” more than you think you should be, you
may have depression.
• Your doctor or health professional can help with depression and
other mental health conditions. Ask for help.
12. Find out where to get help when you need it.
• Your doctor or health professional
• Your county health department
• Community mental health centers
• Schools and libraries
• Faith organizations
• Look in the phone book or on the Internet
check-up.
• Write down your questions before you go. Or, have someone else
write them down as you say them.
• Tell your doctor about any health problems you have.
• Tell the doctor what medicines you take.
• Tell the doctor if you take supplements like vitamins and minerals
or if you take herbal products.
• Ask questions. Make sure you understand what the doctor tells
you.
• Take a trusted friend or family member with you if you need to.
2.Find out how to stay healthy and safe.
• Practice good health habits like washing hands before eating or
preparing food.
• Cook foods long enough and to the proper temperature.
• Stop unhealthy habits like smoking and chewing tobacco. People
around you can get sick from the smoke too.
• Use safety items to protect children. These include car seats,
electrical plug covers, and gates in front of stairs.
• Brush teeth at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste and floss
every day.
• See your dentist for regular check-ups.
3. Make a list of immunizations (shots), sicknesses and
surgeries. Do this for you and others in your family.
• Take the list when you go to your doctor or health professional.
• Ask what tests or shots you and your family need.
4. Read together.
• Reading is fun and good for you.
• You and your children can learn more about good health.
5. Prepare/Fix healthy foods for you and your family.
• Eat whole-grain breads and cereals (whole wheat, oatmeal).
• Eat 5 to 9 servings of vegetables and fruits every day.
• Eat or drink plenty of foods with calcium, like milk, cheese, or
yogurt.
• Limit foods with high fat and cholesterol.
• Limit foods with a lot of sugar or salt.
• Eat more healthy snacks like fruit. Eat less junk food like chips.
6. Get to a healthy weight and stay there.
• You can do this by watching what you eat and how much you eat.
• Get some exercise every day.
• Going for a fast walk for 30 minutes is a good start. Do this most
days of the week.
Exercise helps you feel better and helps to keep you from getting
heart disease, stroke, and diabetes.
7. Talk with your children about risky behaviors.
• You can protect yourself from most sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) by not having sex (oral, anal or vaginal).
• Using drugs and alcohol increases the chance of risky sexual
behaviors.
• If you do have sex, use condoms. Unprotected sex can lead to
HIV, other STDs (sexually transmitted disease), and unwanted
pregnancies.
• Using dirty needles (for drugs, tattoos, body piercing) can cause
HIV and hepatitis.
• Set a good example for children by modeling healthy behavior.
• Telling children the facts about risky behaviors can help them deal
with “peer pressure”.
• Learn to be a good listener.
8. What to do before you become pregnant:
• Get a check-up with your doctor. Medical conditions like
diabetes, high blood pressure, and epilepsy need to be under
control before you get pregnant.
• Eat healthy foods. Take a multi-vitamin with folic acid.
• If you smoke or drink, quit.
• Get prenatal care as soon as you think you are pregnant.
9. If you use well water for drinking, have it tested to be
sure it’s safe. Call your county health department to
find out about testing.
10. Keep from getting mosquito bites.
• Cover your body with clothing as much as possible.
• Use mosquito repellent with DEET.
• Don’t go outside after the sun sets and before the sun rises unless
you cover up or use repellent.
• Empty everything in your yard that has standing water.
11. Your mental health is important, too.
• If you are feeling “down” more than you think you should be, you
may have depression.
• Your doctor or health professional can help with depression and
other mental health conditions. Ask for help.
12. Find out where to get help when you need it.
• Your doctor or health professional
• Your county health department
• Community mental health centers
• Schools and libraries
• Faith organizations
• Look in the phone book or on the Internet
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