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Learn to Feel Happy at Work – Your Health Depends on It

A new Ohio State University study indicates that the level of satisfaction you have with your job in your 20’s and 30’s is linked to your overall health in your early 40’s. With this in mind, dissatisfied young workers thinking they have plenty of time to figure out their career may want to learn how […]

WRITTEN BY: Joanna Fifner, Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, fifner.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Shawna Hite, Healthy People Program Specialist, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences

SOURCES:

  • https://hbr.org/ideacast/2016/01/being-happier-at-work
  • http://www.happify.com/hd/happiness-at-work-infographic/
  • https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/08/22/lousy-jobs/

REFERENCES:

  • https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/08/22/lousy-jobs/

Find Your Own Healthy Way to De-Stress

Stress has been identified as significantly impacting our mental and physical health for decades(PDF)Links to a PDF document.. In fact, the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) surveys on American stress show that 4 major factors  are consistently reported as major causes of stress: money, work, family, and health. It is important to be aware of stress factors, but also our […]

WRITTEN BY: Shawna Hite, Healthy People Program Specialist

REVIEWED BY: Pat Holmes, Extension Educator, Montgomery County

SOURCES:

  • American Heart Association (July 2014). Four ways to deal with stress: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/StressManagement/FourWaystoDealWithStress/Four-Ways-to-Deal-with-Stress_UCM_307996_Article.jsp#.VpVIH_krLIU
  • American Psychological Assocation (2010). Managing stress for a healthy family: http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/managing-stress.aspx
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (October 2015). Coping with stress: http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pub/coping_with_stress_tips.html
  • Harvard Health Publications (January 2015). Relaxation techniques: Breath control helps quell errant stress response: http://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/relaxation-techniques-breath-control-helps-quell-errant-stress-response
  • OSU Extension, Live Smart Ohio (2015). MIndful Extension: http://livesmartohio.osu.edu/mindful-extension/

REFERENCES:

  • Anderson, N., Belar, C., Breckler, S., Nordal K., Ballard D., Bufka, L.,... Wiggins, K., ( February 2015). Stress in America: Paying with our health. American Psychological Association. Retrieved from: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2014/stress-report.pdf
  • Countryside Recreation Network. (2006) A Countryside for Health and Wellbeing: The Physical and Mental Health Benefits of Green Exercise [Online]. Available from: http://www.thehealthwell.info/node/3900 [Accessed: 14th January 2016].
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  • Ozbeyli, D., Gokalp, A. G., Koral, T., Ocal, O. Y., Dogan, B., Akakin, D., & ... Kasimay, O. (2015). Protective effect of exercise and sildenafil on acute stress and cognitive function. Physiology & Behavior, 151230-237. doi:10.1016/j.physbeh.2015.07.030
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  • Vella, E. J., Milligan, B., & Bennett, J. L. (2013). Participation in outdoor recreation program predicts improved psychosocial well-being among veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: A pilot study. Military Medicine, 178(3), 254-260. doi:10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00308- Nature/ the outdoors/ being outside may aid in dealing with stressful situations
  • Watson, D., & Pennebaker, J. W. (1989). Health complaints, stress, and distress: exploring the central role of negative affectivity. Psychological review, 96(2), 234
  • Westlund, S. (2015). 'Becoming human again': Exploring connections between nature and recovery from stress and post-traumatic distress. Work: Journal Of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation, 50(1), 161-174.
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Stressed Out?

Are you feeling STRESSED out? If so, you aren’t alone. Many of us are feeling stress and it can come from a variety of sources. Financial worries contribute to the stress load for many of us. Other common examples of stress include: Money Worries Work Responsibilities including Job Stability Relationships Family Health Problems Personal Safety […]

WRITTEN BY: Michelle Treber, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Pickaway County, Heart of Ohio EERA, treber.1@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Linnette Goard, Field Specialist, Food Safety, Selection and Management, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension.

SOURCES:

  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention, (2013). Coping with Stress, Available at http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pub/coping_with_stress_tips.html
  • Melnyk, B., M. (2003). COPE: Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment.

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