Health Promotion Programs for Mental Illness

Health Science

Table of Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Body......................................................................................................................................................2
Activity-based approaches and education.........................................................................................2
Nutrition education...........................................................................................................................3
Behavior change and lifestyle program.............................................................................................3
Ethical issues......................................................................................................................................4
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................4
References.............................................................................................................................................6
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Introduction
Mental illness is a disorder that can influence an individual's thinking, attitude, and behavior.
It includes anxiety, disorders, eating disorders, depression, and addictive behavior. The
symptoms of mental illness are feeling down and extreme changes in behavior. The young
generation of Australia had been targeted by the organization as almost half of the adults
suffer from mental illness at some point in time in their life. The most common is depression
and around 15% of adults are affected by it. Consumption of drugs and alcohols are the
primary reason for medical illness in youths (Espejo, 2012). Certain drugs like marijuana and
amphetamines can become the reason for paranoia. There are some other factors for medical
illness such as genetic factor, biological factors, early life environment, trauma and stress,
and personality factors.
Activity-based approaches and education
The organization has implemented a health promotion program in which the activity-based
approaches and education can be combined in order to achieve weight loss among indigenous
people. Education alone cannot assist to achieve health behavior and substantive lifestyle
change. Wellness education programs have resulted in no substantive or very modest fitness
outcomes or weight loss. The organizations have implemented the program in order to guide
the indigenous people of how they will carry out physical exercise and weight management
activities to enhance their mental health. The participants were being motivated to develop
positive and appropriate health habits. Education is necessary but it consists of only
theoretical applications. The activity-based approaches assist to apply practical activities in
order to involve people for improving their mental health status (Paperny, 2011). The
organizations have also provided an area where people can do physical exercise and weight
management activities. The indigenous people suffer due to the lack of adequate resources
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