Several factors can influence women to adopt a healthier lifestyle. Oftentimes, women are influence to change because of someone else. eg. children, pregnancy, a parent being ill, spouse being ill. I feel that is because we spent most of our lives taken care of everyone but ourselves.
I have a couple factors that really influence my change in behavior and these factors motivate me every day.
1) When my child was diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes, I started to look at my overall health and the health of my family.
2) Getting older, (as I turn 21 for the third time last year) I am more aware of the health issue that may arise with age.
3) Knowledge: the knowledge I have acquired within my academic program is the biggest influence. Knowing where to get information and tips to better health assist me to making healthier choices. Not just knowing to be healthy but finding information that fit my hectic lifestyle.
Education is the key to the influence of change and having a supportive atmosphere. Being knowledgeable,being aware of your risk factors and preventative measure will help your health choices. Women knowing where to go for tailored health tips will influence the adoption of a healthier lifestyle.
keisha
Hi Keisha,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post. I also wrote about this subject, and I agree that education is very important. Women cannot fix a behavior, if they don't know something is wrong with it. It is important for women to be able to find information on their behaviors and habits. After this they can begin to improve their health!
Meghan McGehee