Do You Focus on #4Mind4Body?
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Mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and well-being and mental illnesses are common and treatable. So much of what we do physically impacts us mentally – it’s important to pay attention to both your physical health and your mental health, which can help you achieve overall wellness.
Did you know that Mental Health America (MHA) founded May is Mental Health Month in 1949? That means this year marks MHA’s 70th year to celebrate Mental Health Month!
This May as Mental Health Month, StarCare Specialty Health System (StarCare) is helping to raise awareness about the connection between physical health and mental health through the theme #4Mind4Body and through the exploration of topics of animal companionship, spirituality and religion, humor, work-life balance and recreation and social connections as ways to boost mental health and general wellness.
A healthy lifestyle can help to prevent the onset or worsening of mental health conditions, as well as chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes and obesity. It can also help people recover from these conditions. For those dealing with a chronic health condition, and the people who care for them, it can be especially important to focus on mental health.
There are things you can do that can go a long way in making you both physically and mentally healthy. Below are some simple and effective ideas to begin your quest for mental health.
Did you know that Mental Health America (MHA) founded May is Mental Health Month in 1949? That means this year marks MHA’s 70th year to celebrate Mental Health Month!
This May as Mental Health Month, StarCare Specialty Health System (StarCare) is helping to raise awareness about the connection between physical health and mental health through the theme #4Mind4Body and through the exploration of topics of animal companionship, spirituality and religion, humor, work-life balance and recreation and social connections as ways to boost mental health and general wellness.
A healthy lifestyle can help to prevent the onset or worsening of mental health conditions, as well as chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes and obesity. It can also help people recover from these conditions. For those dealing with a chronic health condition, and the people who care for them, it can be especially important to focus on mental health.
There are things you can do that can go a long way in making you both physically and mentally healthy. Below are some simple and effective ideas to begin your quest for mental health.
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| Animal Companionship | Work-Life Balance | Humor | Social Connections & Recreation | Spirituality & Religion |
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StarCare wants everyone to know that mental illnesses are real and recovery is always the goal. Living a healthy lifestyle may not be easy but it can be achieved by gradually making small changes and building on those successes. Finding the balance between work and play, the ups and downs of life and physical health and mental health can help you on the path toward focusing both #4Mind4Body.
For more information, visit www.mentalhealthamerica.net/may.
For more information, visit www.mentalhealthamerica.net/may.
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The mission of StarCare is to provide a diverse array of specialty healthcare services that support and empower people as valued members of the community. As a state-designated mental health and intellectual and developmental disabilities authority, StarCare has the responsibility for the development, management and oversight of a system of care providers that serves more than 8,000 individuals within the five counties of Cochran, Crosby, Hockley, Lubbock and Lynn.
Content for this news release provided by MHA.
Content for this news release provided by MHA.
