Adolescent Health

Healthy habits start early! If you want to ensure that your children have a bright healthy future ahead of them, you must lay the proper foundations for healthy habits.  Adolescence is a crucial time because that is when our peers have the greatest effect on us. They play sports their friends play, they listen to music their friends listen to, and they eat what their friends eat…even if it is pizza and soda four times a week. We can encourage healthy behaviors by providing healthy options! The vending machine at school does not only need to consist of sugary snacks. Cbsnews.com has reported that vending machine snacks are indeed getting healthier under new government laws placed and regulated in some states. We should continue on this track, for the long-term benefits are golden.

Parents should also provide healthy snacks for children to munch on while at school. Learning is exhausting, and children are ALWAYS starving right after school also! To avoid consuming excessive amounts of unhealthy foods, parents should have various options available for the child that are quick and convenient for a healthy after school snack. Our world is so technologically inclined today that kids hardly play outside anymore. I love that Michelle Obama has took a stand to change that. Her “Let’s Move” campaign has inspired many children to exercise by showing them how fun it is to get out and be active! Over 4,000 schools have met the challenge! See if your child’s school is up for the task by going to www.letsmove.gov. 

A Little Bio..

Hello Everyone! My name is Jessica H.! I am absolutely excited about blogging! This is my first time, but I have wanted to try this “blogging” thing for a while now. I grew up as an army brat born in Germany, and have seen and been to over 30 of the 50 states. I LOVE writing poetry, and have had some of my work published. I am a Nursing major who is deeply passionate about health of individuals and our healthcare system.

Working within the medical field has given me great insight on the importance of knowing all aspects of health, whether it be the laws associated with or actions to take to promote healthy living. I’m the friend that will ask you what you ate today to ensure you have a balanced diet! Hopefully this class will help expand my knowledge to the health of women specifically. I take great interest in this because I am, of course, a woman. This is important to me because I know women will tend to place everyone else’s health before their own. It’s the foundation of who we are-nurturers.