Self-Care

Self-care means being aware of your personal health needs and knowing what actions to take to stay healthy. It involves active participation in your own health care through informed decision making. Self-care includes developing healthy habits, making healthy lifestyle choices, knowing if and when you should seek medical treatment, and following care plans your doctor has provided for chronic conditions you may have.

You have more control over your health and health care than you may think. Taking the time to care for yourself shows you value yourself and your needs. Eating a healthy diet, getting regular exercise and getting enough sleep are important for overall health and stress management, and contribute to your overall sense of well-being.

• Assessing Your Readiness for Healthy Change – This online program will help you determine how ready you are to make a healthy change.
  
• Making Healthy Changes for Life – After assessing your readiness for change, take this teleclass to learn the important steps needed to increase your success with any healthy change you want to make.
• Take Charge of Your Health – Take this online program to learn to make better health decisions, improve communication with your doctor and much more.

• Family Caregiver Alliance
• Mayo Clinic
• MedlinePlus
• National Sleep Foundation

• The Benefits of Sleep
• Tips for Better Sleep