5 Health Quality Tips Anyone Can Use
This is National Health Quality Week, a week dedicated to celebrating the contributions professionals have made to improve healthcare quality. SURVIVEiT encourages you to define your own health journey. That means taking responsibility for your health.
Take time this week to reflect on the efforts YOU can make to improve the quality of your health.
Identify An ICE On Your Phone
Do you have an ICE (In Case of Emergency) number identified on your cell phone? It is a simple step to take and can help emergency personnel reach your loved ones if you aren’t able.
Create a contact in your phone that starts with ICE, then add the name of the person who serves as your emergency contact (ICE-James Smith). Be sure to include all the phone numbers you have for this individual. And also make sure to ask the contact if it is okay for you to list them as an emergency contact. Make sure your emergency contact has the name and number of your physicians, any medications, allergies or other important medical information about you.
Learn more about ICE apps for Android and iPhones
Schedule Your Annual Exams
As 2019 comes to a close, do a quick review of whether you’ve had all of your annual exams done this year. If not, there is still time to get these scheduled.
If you did get them all completed, take a moment to schedule your 2020 exams and be ahead of this task for next year. Additionally, you can be involved with your own health quality by ensuring you understand what your results mean to your overall health and well-being. Be sure to ask questions and know what your next steps are.
Learn more about what to expect at your annual physical.
Protect Yourself and Others with a Flu Shot
Flu shots are not just about you. It is about keeping those around you from getting the flu as well. Read a nurse’s perspective on the importance of the flu shot.
Remember to consider people who have compromised or weakened immune systems – infants, those who are on chemotherapy, or have immune-deficiencies – aren’t able to fight off the flu in the same way or as effectively as some people.
Prioritize Stress Management
Completely eliminating stress from our lives is not realistic, but learning to manage our stress is. Relaxation techniques and other methods to manage stress help us gain control over our stress and how it impacts us physically. The SURVIVEiT Find Hope resources include links to a number of valuable tools to help find balance and remain calm. Additionally, there are other things that people could do to manage this stress too. People could look into finding some medical marijuana to de-stress. For people to get ahold of marijuana, they could look for weed delivery burnaby, for example. This would help people to manage their stress levels. Many people prefer to use medical marijuana for pain control, anxiety, and stress management. It is possible to consume or smoke marijuana, provided that it is legal in your country. In case you prefer smoking it, you can either use a joint roll or use a fancy bong along the lines of a rainbow bong. Alternatively, if you aren’t a fan of smoking marijuana, there might be another option since many people aren’t. Marijuana can be infused into edibles like treats, brownies, gummies, chips, and more. You can either look online for easy-to-make edible recipes, or you can simply purchase them online (click here to learn more).
Create An Important Phone Number Hub
Keep all your important phone numbers and addresses for your healthcare team in one place. It will help relieve stress and keep you organized at the same time. Here is an example to print and post an easily accessible place in your home.
You can take control of your own healthcare quality by following these tips, and most importantly, taking care of yourself, monitoring yourself and taking action when your health changes.
Just as we’re advising you to define your own health journey, SURVIVEiT aims to empower people facing cancer to define their cancer journey. If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with cancer, visit our resource library for helpful information.