Health Promotion Research Paper

HEALTH PROMOTION REFLECTIVE PAPER ASSIGNMENT

Health Promotion Ajleen Singh Sidhu Promoting Health and Safety – ECE-115-ONA Julie Valerio Monday, February 2nd, 2015

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I am Ajleen Singh Sidhu, a 20 year old boy from
After coming to Canada, my health has started to degrade slowly. Probably, it must be because of the change in environment and food habits. I just want to achieve the same sound health which I used to have back home, in India.
I’m choosing this goal because I can’t cope with all the responsibilities of study and work with a poor health. In addition to that, I’m sure not to survive in this harsh climate without a sound physical health. I’m not used to such cold winters, so it will take time for me to adapt to it. And even personally, it is a sort of my hobby to stay fit all the time, and if I fail to do that, my whole mind setup gets upset. I face a lot problem in concentrating on the work in hand.
Regarding being an ECE, this goal will be extremely important. First of all, as I will be working with children, I would be a good role model for them if I had a healthy physique. Secondly, I will be spreading awareness among parents regarding good health, so it would put more good impression on them if I myself had a sound health. In addition to that, I will be vulnerable to a lot of communicable disease while working with kids. Having a great immunity could help me escape from all those diseases that I could probably get at work
In the beginning, time management would be my greatest challenge. As I have to do some sort of work along with my studies to support my financial status, I don’t get enough time to eat properly or workout in a routine. Secondly, I don’t get my cultural food items here and I am not used to the food which is available here. In addition to that, I am a pure vegetarian, but most of the food items available here contain some sort of non-vegetarian material. Thus, I have limited variety of food to eat.
The other barrier is the extreme climate of this place. I just can’t go out early in the morning for jogging or running as I used to do back at my home. I just crave to get that fresh air of the early morning. Most of the food available at restaurants is junk food, and I don’t have any easier substitute. This all is like a cultural shock to me!
To face the above challenges I have set some ground rules for myself. Firstly, I will try to be very punctual with regard to my study and work. I will set my routine in such a way that I get enough time for myself. I will give priority to my health overwork. Secondly, I will try to cook my food at home itself, because I am sure it would be more nutritious and healthy than the food from outside. This will automatically reduce my consumption of junk food. In addition to that, I will try to get to college by foot rather than any vehicle, which will help me to maintain my