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Wellness Resources

1. Wellness

About wellness:

• Video – the 8 dimensions of wellness (SAMHSA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDzQdRvLAfM

• Image - the 8 dimensions of wellness (Boston University/SAMHSA): https://cpr.bu.edu/app/uploads/2012/01/eight-dimensions-wellness1.jpg

Improving your personal wellness:

• Creating a Healthier Life – a step by step guide to wellness (SAMHSA) https://store.samhsa.gov/system/files/sma16-4958.pdf

• Wellness worksheets (SAMHSA) https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/health-wellness/wellness-strategies/wellness.pdf

• Wellness modules – free online self-paced course (BC Partners for Mental Health and Substance Use): https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/wellness-modules

2. Heart health

Cholesterol:
• Common myths about cholesterol and your health (American Heart Association): https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/health-topics/cholesterol/cholesterolmythsfacts_2-27-19.pdf
• Good vs bad cholesterol (American Heart Association): https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/cholesterol/hdl-good-ldl-bad-cholesterol-and-triglycerides
• Preventing and managing high cholesterol (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/cholesterol/prevention-management.htm

Blood pressure:

• High blood pressure fact sheet (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_bloodpressure.htm

• Printable blood pressure log (American Heart Association): https://www.heart.org/-/media/files/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/my-blood-pressure-log.pdf

• Sodium fact sheet (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/dhdsp/data_statistics/fact_sheets/fs_sodium.htm

• Understanding blood pressure readings (American Heart Association): https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/understanding-blood-pressure-readings

• Changes you can make to manage high blood pressure (American Heart Association): https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/changes-you-can-make-to-manage-high-blood-pressure

Heart disease:

• Heart disease and its related conditions (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/about.htm

• ABCs of heart health (Million Hearts): https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/files/4_Steps_Forward_English.pdf

• Check, change, control heart health calculator (American Heart Association): https://ccccalculator.ccctracker.com/

3. Diabetes

About diabetes:

• Diabetes basics (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/basics/index.html

• Overview of diabetes (American Diabetes Association): https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes

Preventing type 2 diabetes:

• Type 2 diabetes risk test (American Diabetes Association): https://www.diabetes.org/risk-test

• Preventing type 2 diabetes (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pdfs/prevent/On-your-way-to-preventing-type-2-diabetes.pdf

Managing diabetes:

• Monitoring blood sugar (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/managing/managing-blood-sugar/bloodglucosemonitoring.html

• Diabetes meal planning (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/managing/eat-well/meal-plan-method.html

• Diabetes-friendly recipe database (American Diabetes Association): https://www.diabetesfoodhub.org/

• Local courses to manage diabetes - Diabetes PATH (Personal Action Toward Health): https://www.mihealthyprograms.org/diabetes-path

4. Chronic pain

Understanding and managing chronic pain:

• Managing pain without opioids (MI-OPEN, MDHHS): https://michigan-open.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190192_Mindfulness_ToPost.pdf

• Video - Understanding pain (Hunter New England Health Department and GP Access): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_3phB93rvI

• Coping with pain (Capital Area Health Alliance, Ingham Opioid Abuse Prevention Initiative, Tri-County Office on Aging, and Barry-Eaton District Health Department): https://www.tcoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Pain_Brochure_Final-web_1.pdf

• Free online pain management course (E Centre Clinic): https://ecentreclinic.org/?q=PainCourse

5. Physical activity and exercise

Tips and guidelines for physical activity:

• Physical activity guidelines for adults (US DHHS): https://health.gov/paguidelines/moveyourway/materials/PAG_MYW_Adult_FS.pdf

• Move your way activity planner (US DHHS): https://health.gov/MoveYourWay/Activity-Planner/

• Tips for long-term exercise success (American Heart Association): https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/getting-active/getting-started---tips-for-long-term-exercise-success

Ways to get active today:

• Free exercise videos (Fitness Blender): https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos

• Capital area parks and trails descriptions (Capital Area Health Alliance): https://www.capitalareahealthalliance.org/117235_ParksTrails_WEB_ParkDescriptions.pdf

• Capital area parks and trails map (Capital Area Health Alliance): https://www.capitalareahealthalliance.org/117235_ParksTrails_WEB_Map.pdf

• Free online personalized health program – 14 Weeks to a Healthier You (National Center for Physical Activity and Disability): https://www.nchpad.org/14weeks/

• How to stay active in cold weather (American Heart Association): https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/fitness/getting-active/how-to-stay-active-in-cold-weather

6. Nutrition

Tips and guidelines for eating well:

• Cooking skills- learn to prep, chop, and cook food at home (American Heart Association): https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-eating/cooking-skills

• Find your healthy eating style with a personalized nutrition plan (MyPlate- FDA): https://www.choosemyplate.gov/resources/MyPlatePlan

• Tools for healthy eating on a budget (MyPlate- FDA): https://www.choosemyplate.gov/eathealthy/budget

• Understanding the nutrition facts label (American Heart Association): https://www.heart.org/-/media/data-import/downloadables/a/d/2/pe-abh-how-do-i-read-food-labels-ucm_300468.pdf

• Mindful eating (American Heart Association): https://www.heart.org/-/media/aha/h4gm/pdf-files/mindfuleating.pdf

• Shift to healthier eating and drinking (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion): https://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2015/resources/DGA_Shift-to-Healthier-Choices.pdf

Food safety:

• Food safe shopping and storage (FDA): https://www.fda.gov/files/food/published/Food-Safe-Shopping---Storage-Tips_Download.pdf

• Food safe meal prep (FDA): https://www.fda.gov/files/food/published/Food-Safe-Meal-Prep-Tips_Download.pdf

Healthy recipes:

• MyPlate Kitchen (MyPlate- FDA): https://www.choosemyplate.gov/myplatekitchen

• Heart healthy recipes (American Heart Association): https://recipes.heart.org/en

7. Mental and emotional wellbeing

Understanding your mental health:

• Tips for good mental health (Canadian Mental Health Association): https://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/infosheet/tips-for-good-mental-health

• Mental health myths and facts (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services): https://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/mental-health-myths-facts

• Take a brief, anonymous behavioral health screening (CMHA-CEI, Mindwise) https://screening.mentalhealthscreening.org/cei

Common mental health conditions:

• ADHD (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/ADHD

• Anxiety disorders (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Anxiety-Disorders

• Bipolar disorder (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Bipolar-Disorder

• Borderline personality disorder (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Borderline-Personality-Disorder

• Depression (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Depression

• Dissociative disorder (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Dissociative-Disorders

• Early psychosis and psychosis (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Early-Psychosis-and-Psychosis

• Eating disorders (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Eating-Disorders

• Obsessive compulsive disorder (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Obsessive-compulsive-Disorder

• Posttraumatic stress disorder (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Posttraumatic-Stress-Disorder

• Schizoaffective disorder (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Schizoaffective-Disorder

• Schizophrenia (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Schizophrenia

• Self harm (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Related-Conditions/Self-harm

• Sleep disorders (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Related-Conditions/Sleep-Disorders

Common developmental disabilities:

• Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity disorder (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/index.html

• Autism spectrum disorder (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Related-Conditions/Autism

• Autism spectrum disorder (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.html

• Cerebral palsy (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/index.html

• Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fasd/index.html

• Fragile X syndrome (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/fxs/index.html

• Hearing loss (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hearingloss/index.html

• Intellectual disability (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/facts-about-intellectual-disability.html

• Kernicterus (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/jaundice/index.html

• Language and speech disorders (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/language-disorders.html

• Learning disorders (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/learning-disorder.html

• Muscular dystrophy (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/musculardystrophy/index.html

• Tourette syndrome (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/index.html

• Vision loss (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/facts-about-vision-loss.html

Living with a behavioral health condition:

• Dual diagnosis (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Learn-More/Mental-Health-Conditions/Related-Conditions/Dual-Diagnosis

• Living with a mental health condition (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/Find-Support/Living-with-a-Mental-Health-Condition

Stress management:

• Free online mindfulness course (Future Learn): https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/mindfulness-wellbeing-performance

• Fight stress with healthy habits (American Heart Association):

https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/fight-stress-with-healthy-habits-infographic

• Managing stress (NAMI): https://www.nami.org/find-support/living-with-a-mental-health-condition/managing-stress

Suicide prevention hotlines:

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

• Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio – Ayuda en español: 1-888-628-9454

• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline online chat: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/

• Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

• Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255), then press 1

• Trans Lifeline - for transgender and questioning callers in crisis or distress: 877-565-8860

• Trevor Lifeline - for LGBTQ young people under 25: 1-866-488-7386

For more information on Suicide Prevention Hotlines (in an easy to print format) please click here.

8. Financial wellness

Tips and information about finances:

• MyMoney.gov – financial education tools and information (Federal Financial Literacy and Education Commission): https://www.mymoney.gov/Pages/default.aspx

• Credit cards and loans (Khan Academy): https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/interest-tutorial/credit-card-interest/v/annual-percentage-rate-apr-and-effective-apr

• Personal taxes (Khan Academy): https://www.khanacademy.org/economics-finance-domain/core-finance/taxes-topic/taxes/v/basics-of-us-income-tax-rate-schedule

• Banking terms glossary (U.S. Department of Treasury): https://www.helpwithmybank.gov/dictionary/index-dictionary.html

Financial tools:

• Mint – free budgeting website and app: https://www.mint.com/

• Debt payoff calculator (CreditKarma): https://www.creditkarma.com/calculators/debt_repayment/

• IRS taxes tools (Internal Revenue Service): https://www.irs.gov/help/tools

9. Tobacco, alcohol, and other substances

Information about tobacco:

• Benefits of quitting smoking (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services): https://smokefree.gov/quit-smoking/why-you-should-quit/benefits-of-quitting

• Identify your reasons for quitting smoking (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services): https://smokefree.gov/quit-smoking/why-you-should-quit/why-do-you-want-to-quit

• Using nicotine replacement therapies (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services): https://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/how-to-quit/using-nicotine-replacement-therapy

• Quiz: How bad is secondhand smoke? (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services): https://smokefree.gov/quit-smoking/why-you-should-quit/secondhand-smoke-quiz

Tools for quitting tobacco:

• Michigan Tobacco Quitline – nicotine quit program online (MI Quitline – National Jewish Health): https://michigan.quitlogix.org/en-US/ or call 1-800-QUIT-NOW

• My Life My Quit – nicotine quit program for teens (MI Quitline – National Jewish Health): https://www.mylifemyquit.com/

• quitSTART app (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services): https://smokefree.gov/tools-tips/apps/quitstart

• Build your quit plan (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/guide/quit-plan.html

Information about alcohol:

• Rethinking Drinking – information and tools about alcohol and your health (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services): https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/

• Standard drink measurements (SAMHSA): https://www.integration.samhsa.gov/clinical-practice/sbirt/Stnd-Drink-Ruler-_chart.pdf

• Tips to try for reducing alcohol intake (U.S. Department of Health & Human Services): https://www.rethinkingdrinking.niaaa.nih.gov/Thinking-about-a-change/Strategies-for-cutting-down/Tips-To-Try.aspx

• Take a brief, anonymous alcohol use screening (CMHA-CEI, Mindwise) https://screening.mentalhealthscreening.org/cei

Information about other substances:

• About marijuana – information and risks (Talk Sooner – Lakeshore Regional Entity):

https://talksooner.org/drug-trends/marijuana/

• Opioid basics (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/opioids/index.html

• Opioid overdose prevention for families and caregivers (SAMHSA): https://store.samhsa.gov/system/files/safety-advice-for-patients-family-members.pdf

• Information about commonly misused drugs (National Institute of Drug Abuse): https://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse

• Take a brief, anonymous substance use screening (CMHA-CEI, Mindwise) https://screening.mentalhealthscreening.org/cei

Recovery resources:

• Find a meeting near you - support group and 12-step meeting locator (addiction.com): https://www.addiction.com/meetingfinder/

• Behavioral health services treatment locator (SAMHSA): https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/

• Real stories of recovery (Faces & Voices of Recovery): https://facesandvoicesofrecovery.org/resources/recovery-stories/

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