Staff Wellness for Early Care & Education Professionals 1
Nemours is currently funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under a five-year Cooperative Agreement (1U58DP004102-01) to support states/localities in launching early care and education learning collaboratives focused on childhood obesity prevention. The views expressed in written materials or publications, or by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official
policies of the Department of Health and Human Services, nor does the mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Acknowledgements A special thank you to:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) For generous funding support and expertise Nemours For their expertise, materials, support, and time spent on the projects implementation
Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition For the evaluation component of this national effort 2
Overview Nutrition & Meal Planning Physical Activity Stress Numbers for your Health
3 4 Group Discussion As a caregiver, what are
some of the consequences of not taking care of yourself? 5
Training Outcome Create a Personal Wellness Plan 6 Take care of your body. Its the only
place you have to live. Jim Rohn, author and motivational speaker 7
Nutrition and Meal Planning 8
9 10 What does 200 calories look like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMQDPXDtLh8
11 12 USDA SuperTracker
13 Planning 14
15 Meal Planning 101 Strategies Benefits
Plan/Make Shopping lists Lower cost Shop in season for produce Healthier food Prep veggies and fruits a options
the beginning of your week Can use your break to grab and go through time to relax instead your week of going out to a drive
Prep proteins and starches through at the beginning of your Involve children and week for lunches and quick family in the prep
meal prep after work Role model for and Dont shop hungry support coworkers 16
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Small Changes Choose this: Instead of this: Corn Tortilla
White Tortilla Brown Rice White Rice Sweet Potato Fries French Fries Fruit Water
Soda or Juice Cucumber Chips Potato Chips Fruit Chocolate
23 If you keep only good food in your fridge, you will eat good
food. 26 Physical Activity
27 Adults need at least: 2 hours and 30 minutes (150 minutes) of moderate-intensity aerobic (i.e., brisk walking) every
week and muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups (legs, hips, back, abdomen, chest, shoulders, and arms). or 1 hour and 15 minutes (75 minutes) of vigorousintensity aerobic activity (i.e., jogging or running) every
week and muscle-strengthening activities on 2 or more days a week that work all major muscle groups 28 Stretching
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdNEzxhPhpo 29 Why PA Regular physical activity is one of the most important
things you can do for your health. It can help: Control your weight Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease Reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome Reduce your risk of some cancers
Strengthen your bones and muscles Improve your mental health and mood Improve your ability to do daily activities Increase your chances of living longer 31
32 Easy Light Walk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQMpBlJ-sTA
33 STRESS 34
What are your stressors? 35 Emotional
Social Chemical Environmental
36 Physical Triggers B/P
Involuntary Heart Rate Voluntary 37
Yelling Road Rage 2 types of Stress Distress
Eustress 38 5-minute Stress Test
39 100 ways to reduce stress 40
41 Know Your Numbers 42
Sleep 43 44
45 Know your numbers 46
Blood Pressure 47 Cholesterol
48 Blood Glucose 49
Body Mass Index 50 51
What light bulb information stood out for you? 52 Wellness Plan
53 54 The End
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