National Self Care Week – 18th – 24th November 2024
Mind & Body
What is National Self-Care Week?
- Self-Care Week is an annual national awareness week that focuses on embedding support for self-care across communities, families and generations. More needs to be done to support people to better look after their own, and their family’s health and this is important since people are living longer, but not always in good health. Supporting people to take better care of their health also helps to manage demand on heath services.
- The theme is “Mind & Body” – Key Messages:-
- Practice self-care for you and your family
- Understand how to self-care for the important people in your life.
- Self-care from head to toe today and everyday.
- Self-care from the cradle to the grave.
- Make self-care a life-long habit.
Key Message – Mental Wellbeing
Be mindful of yourself, health and happiness always
Take control of your health – be in control of your life
Feel good about yourself – take care of your health
Stay healthy in body and mind by eating well being active
- Activity and Nutrition
- Activity is key to long term physical health and mental wellbeing,
- 30 minutes of activity a day, keeps the hospital bed at bay.
- To help cut down on portion size use small plates.
- It’s recommended people take vitamin D in the winter to prevent deficiency.
- Binge drinking causes acid – related digestive disorders.
- Move more – live well!
- The Self Care Forum has been organising Self-Care Week since 2011