{"id":44058,"date":"2019-08-01T14:33:23","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T18:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/?p=44058"},"modified":"2019-08-01T14:33:40","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T18:33:40","slug":"revamp-americas-health-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thelehighacresgazette.com\/news\/2019\/08\/revamp-americas-health-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Revamp America\u2019s Health Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Glenn Mollette <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Medical insurance and healthcare continues to be a main\ntopic of American conversations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our lives are all we really have and good medical care is\nimperative to preserve our lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Americans must have a dual effort when it comes to\nhealthcare. We need a good plan for covering the expense involved in medical\ncare. Secondly, we need a prevention plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Healthcare has to begin in elementary school and continued\nthrough high school and throughout our daily adult lives. School children must\nbe taught and reminded throughout school about the dangers of soda pop, candy,\nand sugary foods in general. We have to be reminded that vegetables and fruit\nare vital to daily health. We have to be taught and reminded about the health\ndangers of Cigarettes, vaping, alcohol and drugs, (illegal and legal). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Physical education classes must be serious agendas in every\nschool district in America. The payout could save our country billions in\nexpensive medical care and produce a healthier, stronger better America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can no longer allow health and physical education to be\nelectives and they can no longer be one semester of high school. This must\nbecome a twelve-year national effort. First graders through high school seniors\nmust have weekly time set aside for activities that encourage body movement\nwhether its sports or walking, running or playground activities. We must have\nongoing health education pertaining to our eating habits, drugs, mental health\nand practical life lessons for life stability. We would most likely be hard\npressed to come up with eight semesters of health and PE for high school. However,\ntwo or three semesters of health and PE would not hurt us. One semester and\ndone isn\u2019t working. Of course, some school districts did away with Physical\nEducation years ago. Thus, more and more of our teenagers and young adults have\nbeen plagued with obesity, drug and mental health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So many millions of Americans are struggling with mental\nhealth and so are our school children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depression, anxiety, paranoia, insecurity, low self-esteem,\nhatred of other class mates and bullying scenarios are all mainstream daily\nschool challenges. Gun violence, drugs, isolation from family and people are\nnot the answers to these problems. Routine health classes that address mental\ncoping and ways of resolving these challenges are crucial to the health of\nAmerica. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obesity results in numerous diseases. Cancer is increased,\ncoronary artery disease, type 2 diabetes and stroke. Obesity is one of the\nbiggest drivers of preventable chronic diseases and healthcare costs in the\nUnited States. These medical problems cost Americans from $147 billion to\n$210 billion per year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We spend approximately $200 billion on mental disorders in\nAmerica. Mood disorders, major depression, bipolar disorders and anxiety makes\nthis our highest health care cost in America. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Americans need a medical insurance plan.  However,\nthe best medical insurance plan in the world cannot buy back a lifetime of poor\nhealth choices and mental disorder. While we are trying to solve the medical\ninsurance issue, we must work on America\u2019s health education program from the\nground up. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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