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
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