HEALTHIER CHOICESfor longer and healthier life

National Youth & Sports Conference

24 June 2014

HEALTHY CHOICE

LIFE is a GIFT

Wellness & Illness is a CHOICE

CHOOSE WELLNESS!

DEATH IN FIJI

13-15 years old Fijians “Lifestyle choices 2010”

Alcohol 16.4%

Overweight & Obese 24.4%

Attempted Suicide 17.3%

Exercise 33.4%

Sexual Intercourse 15.6%

Tobacco 11.7%

25 -64 year old Fijians “Lifestyle Choices 2011”

Alcohol 30.6%

Overweight and Obese 66.9%

Eat enough vegetables 15%

Tobacco 16.6%

Blood Pressure 31.0%

Blood sugar 29.6%

CHOOSE WELLNESS LIFESTYLE!

7 choices to wellness lifestyleCHOICES TEENAGER YOUNG ADULT

THINKING Stress, anxiety, depression

CREATIVE! POSITIVE!

suicide thoughts

INNOVATIVE! MOTIVATION!

BREATHING Tobacco, glue , Marijuana

Oxygen in carbon dioxide out

Tobacco, glue, marijuana

Oxygen in carbon dioxide out

EATING Too much Salt Sugar Fat

Cut down salty, sweet and fatty foodsIncrease fruits and vegetables

Too much Salt, Sugar, Fat

Cut down salty, sweet and fatty foodsIncrease fruits and vegetables

7 choices to wellness lifestyle

•DRINKINGCHOICES TEENAGERS YOUNG ADULTSDRINKING Fizzy, Yaqona, Alcohol

Water, Fruits

Fizzy, Yaqona, Alcohol

Water, FruitsMOVING Sitting time

30 minutes physical activity every day

Sitting time

30 minutes physical activity every day

RESTING Night out, facebook, last minute study

5-8 hours sleep

Night out, facebook, last minute study

5-8 hours sleep

7 choices to wellness lifestyle

•DRINKINGCHOICES TEENAGERS YOUNG ADULTSREPRODUCING Sexual and Reproductive

Practise

Be Responsible

Sexual and Reproductive Practise

Be Responsible

3 CONCLUSIONS

Fijians youths total about 165,000, or 19% of Fiji’s total population.

Most beautiful, handsome Fijians in the whole world

Potential of living and creating “Fijians who live long, healthy and wealthy in Fiji”

CHOOSE WELLNESS LIFESTYLE

Wellness or Illness are lifestyle choicesNCD is a group of Lifestyle Illnesses that has reached CRISIS level in Fiji (2011)There is evidence that these unhealthy lifestyle choices exist in 13-15 year old children in the country (2010)Fijian youths are key to responding to the NCD CRISIS by choosing wellness

7 WELLNESS CHOICES STARTING NOW!“FOR LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIFE”

Choose to wellness thinking Say NO to illness

Choose to breathe fresh clean air, Say NO to Tobacco, Glue and Marijuana

Choose to eat more local vegetables and fruits Reduce salt, sugar and fat

Choose to drink water Reduce fizzy, grog and alcohol

7 WELLNESS CHOICES STARTING NOW!“FOR LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIFE”

Choose to do 30 minutes of physical activity, reduce sitting time

Choose to sleep 5- 8 hours at night Reduce staying awake whole night

Choose to be a responsible life partner

REMEMBER!

Life is a special gift to be enjoyedWellness and Illness are choices you need to makeChoose wellness lifestyle todayFor your longer and healthier life tomorrow

THE CHOICE YOURS!