KICKIN’ CHRONIC

DISEASE
Kymira Jacobs
Chronic Disease Intern
 BEFORE WE DIVE IN,
HERE’S A QUICK
ICEBREAKER: PICTURE
PROMPT
 About Me
■ I am from Augusta.
■ I attend Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville,
GA.
■ I am a Senior, Public Health Major.
– Public Health interests: comprehensive sex education,
women’s health, diabetes and heart disease.
■ I graduate May 12th.
■ I plan on going to nursing school.
– I eventually want to be a Certified Nurse Midwife.
■ I am completing my internship here at the East Central
Health District
– Chronic Disease Department
■ Work-site wellness is a part of my project for class.
– This will be included in my online portfolio to show the
work that I have done here along with this presentation.
REASONING FOR THE
PROJECT
 Hypertension

Alcoholism Smoking Diabetes

Sedentary
Lifestyle Me PTSD

Dementia/
Obesity Heart Disease
Alzheimer’s

Vision
Problems
 Me

Realized the
problem

Set realistic
goals

Made a
change

Faced some
challenges

Made some
progress

Healthier
Lifestyle
 Prevention and Chronic
Disease
■ Top 5 Chronic Diseases in the United States
1. Heart Disease
2. Cancer
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease
4. Stroke
5. Accidents/Unintentional Injuries

(Lynch, Elmore & Kotecki, 2015 p. 4 Table 1.1; National Center of Health Statistics, 2017)
Influence of 4 Key Behaviors
■ Poor nutrition
■ Lack of physical activity
■ Tobacco use
■ Excessive alcohol intake

(Lynch et al., 2015 p. 286)

(Aldana, 2018)
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO
TAKE MEDICINE ALL YOUR
LIFE?
 Models of Behavior Change
Precontemplation
Transtheoretical Model

Relapse Contemplation

Maintenance Preparation
Termination

Action (Lynch et al., 2015 p. 13)

Health Belief Model

(Lynch et al., 2015 p. 13)

 Work-site Wellness
■ 5-week program
– The main focus is learning how to move towards
a healthy lifestyle with different tips and small
changes.
– Interactive education.
■ 2 times to meet each week
– You pick which day you want from the flyer to
come from 4-4:30.
 Goal Setting
■ Your goals are not limited
Specific to just fitness and
nutrition. There are other
Measurable aspects in your life that
are just as important:
– Spiritual
Attainable – Mental
– Social
Relevant/Realistic – Environmental
Time Based – Occupational
(Lynch et al., 2015 pp. 4 & 15)
Ecological Model of Behavior Change

Society

Community

Intrapersonal
Relationships

Individual

(Lynch et al., 2015 p. 14

 Topics for Each Week
■ 1- Getting Started
■ 2- Healthy Eating
■ 3- Achieving/Maintaining Your Goals
■ 4- Mind-Body Connection
■ 5- Keeping Up the Momentum with Your Progress
 Points System Competition
■ The points are ranged from 1-5.
– Coming to the meetings will result in a double of the
maximum points (10 points).
■ You only can get credit once a day for a task completed.
– Example: You drank 32 oz. of water. You only get 1 point
that day for completing that task.
■ This system is not meant to punish you!
– You will get credit for cheat meals, partially healthy
meals and snacks. It just will not be as many points.
 Works Cited
Aldana, S. (2018, January 10). 5 Workplace Wellness Statistics Every
Employer Should Know. Retrieved March 14, 2018, from
https://www.wellsteps.com/blog/2018/01/06/workplace-wellness-
statistics-wellness-stats/

Lynch, A., Elmore, B., & Kotecki, J. E. (2015). Choosing Health (2nd ed.).
Boston: Pearson.

National Center for Health Statistics. (2017, March 17). Retrieved March
14, 2018, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/leading-causes-of-
death.htm
ANY QUESTIONS?