• DocumentCode
    2478773
  • Title

    Rethinking health

  • Author

    Saranummi, Niilo

  • Author_Institution
    VTT Tech. Res. Centre of Finland, Tampere, Finland
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011
  • Firstpage
    2392
  • Lastpage
    2394
  • Abstract
    Lifestyle is a key determinant in the prevention and management of chronic diseases. If we would exercise regularly, eat healthy, control our weight, sleep enough, manage stress, not smoke and use alcohol only moderately, 90% of type II diabetes, 80% of coronary heart disease, and 70% of stroke could be prevented. Unfortunately, global health statistics show that health promotion campaigns and healthcare have failed to persuade people to change and manage their lifestyles. A disruptive solution to this “tsunami” of chronic conditions is needed to radically improve people´s abilities to manage their health.
  • Keywords
    cardiology; diseases; health care; patient care; chronic disease management; chronic disease prevention; coronary heart disease; exercise; global health statistics; health care; health promotion campaigns; healthy eating; sleep; stress management; stroke; type II diabetes; weight control; Business; Diseases; Environmental factors; Global Positioning System; Medical diagnostic imaging; Chronic Disease; Delivery Rooms; Finland; Health Behavior; Health Promotion; Risk Reduction Behavior;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Boston, MA
  • ISSN
    1557-170X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4121-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1557-170X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090667
  • Filename
    6090667