HUMAN OBLIGATIONS TO WELLNESS (HOW)

Christian-Jay Flores

POSC 450 01

Final Project - NGO

Definition “Wellness is the optimal state of health of individuals and groups. There are two focal concerns: the realization of the fullest potential of an individual physically, psychologically, socially, spiritually, and economically, and the fulfilment of one’s role expectations in the family, community place of worship, workplace and other settings.”

- World Health Organization

Wellness Chart

Background informationHere in America

•Unemployment rate is a stagnate 6.7. (dropped about 1% from last year).

•Adult obesity is 34.9% in 2012; however, poverty was at 15%.

•In 2010, Life expectancy was 78 years.

•Suicide rates increase every year

University of Florida stated that suicide is the second leading causes of death in students.

What can these lead to?•Stress

•Mental breakdown

•Family issues

•Disease

•Decease

•Suicide

What is HOW’s goal? To provide aid and guidance towards individuals and families in obtaining sustainable wellness and preventing negative outcomes.

HOW we help•Council sessions

•Research information on job opportunities, food access, or other basic needs

•Adult workshops

•Tutoring youths

•Health programs and sessions

•Advocacy and public awareness

Council SessionConsult a HOW professional in guidance and adhere to client

There is no judgment and purely private.

Research•HOW gathers relative information that will benefit the client in their daily lives:

Such as other programs, workshops, low-cost housing, food and clothing drives, counselling sessions and tutoring.

Adult Workshops HOW empowers adults and creates workshops about the workforce, financial wellness, health, aging, family, and all other social factors.

Tutoring Sessions•HOW wants to guide youths in empowering and obtain success; hence, helping low-wage families or any other types of families in free single/group tutoring sessions.

Health programs and sessionsHOW organizes health programs and sessions for all ages to offer nutrition information, fitness advice, wellness sessions and sports/physical activity and events.

Tai Ji is known in China to obtain wellness in the mind, body and soul. Healthy eating creates a healthy lifestyle. Sports offer creativity and leadership, but also high self-esteem towards the individual. These are examples of what we offer and why we offer them.

Advocacy HOW fights for equality and social justice. HOW analyzes and acts upon injustices to ensure lifestyles of the many be seen and aided.

While empowering individuals, HOW wants to create policies and propositions for more community wellness.

HOW’s missionHOW always wants to provide the individual, community, and state a place of wellness and stability through the offers and guidance.

Global problems

• Poverty prevails in most third-world countries

• Inequality of social, political, economic, and civil rights around the world

• Globalization

• Immigration

• Environmental protection/deforestation

Future projects

HOW wants to move on to global issues after settling with domestic problems.

HOW wants to:o Enable freedom of education, eating, and living

o Empower third world countries with more freedom or enabling to use their human rights

o Help aid and provide health care solutions to families in poverty

o Suggest alternatives to resources to be part of the market

o Use resources in creating products, but giving full commendation

Funding and Evaluation At first, it will come from community funds and will canvass, share brochures, and accept donations.

However, as time goes, funders will evaluate us through our data and surveys, so that HOW can broaden the organization nationally, leading to global projects in aiding humanity.

HOW is it related to class?•Empowerment towards the individuals in their rights to obtain equality towards all

•Fighting for the freedoms that should be given to all: freedom of speech, protest, assembly, and also declared by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

•Developing individuals knowledge in all access to life to prevent misinformative or biases

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“Hunger and Poverty Statistics.” Feeding America. Web. April 27, 2014.

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“National Prevention Strategy: America's Plan for Better Health and Wellness.” CDC Features. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jan 17, 2014. Web. April 27, 2014.

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“United States Unemployment Rate.” Trading Economics. Feb 2, 20114. Web. April 27, 2014.

Sources cont.“Morality Data.” National Vital Statistics System. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. May 8, 2013. Web. April 27, 2014.

“Suicide Prevention.” Injury Center: Violence Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jan 9, 2014. Web. April 27, 2014.

“Take Charge America Introduces Financial Wellness Program to Help Companies Provide Financial Education, Assistance to Employees.” Take Charge America. Business Wire, April 17, 2014. Web. April 27, 2014.

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