Happy New Year 2012

Happy Globalized New Year 2012!

Building Self Esteem Activities

Phantom Self Esteem

Pete Duffin - PeteDuffin.Com (Philosophy For the Living) in 12/30/2011 published “The Courage of Self-Confidence” and affirmed: “Independence is self-sufficient and strong, dependence is the opposite”.

He could clarify the tortuous path of the Self Esteem and contribute with all of people whom are struggling against it!

Blog Article

Health Care Reform: 450,000 Doctors Can't Be Wrong

Spend More - On Healthcare, Get Less - On Health Populations

Why do we spend more on health care and get less?

A thought-provoking article in the Yale Alumni Magazine, “The Health Spending Paradox,” finds that the ratio of social-service spending to health-care spending in the United States is less than 1:1, while the average among other middle to high income countries is 2:1. Why does that matter? According to Elizabeth Bradley, Ph.D., professor of public health and the faculty director of the Yale Global Health Leadership Institute, and a co-author of the article, in countries where health-care spending was high and social-service spending (such as housing and family support services) was low, outcomes were significantly worse for infant mortality, life expectancy, and potential years of life lost.

Bradley says the research suggests that spending outside of health care — in this case, on social services — may have more important ramifications for a population’s health than the spending inside the health-care system. “Given these findings, legislators who are eager to save money on government health-care costs may want to think twice before cutting funding for social-service programs. Those cuts may themselves have substantial health consequences in the future.’’

Low Self Esteem Consequences

Low Self Esteem Consequences

The World Health Organization describes health as ‘a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being’. Self-esteem is therefore an important component in people health and empowerment.

Characteristics of Genuinely Low Self Esteem

- Social withdrawal

- Anxiety and emotional turmoil

- Lack of social skills and self confidence.

- Depression and/or bouts of sadness

- Less social conformity

- Eating disorders

- Inability to accept compliments

- An Inability to see yourself 'squarely' - to be fair to yourself

- Accentuating the negative

- Exaggerated concern over what you imagine other people think

- Self neglect

- Treating yourself badly but NOT other people

- Worrying whether you have treated others badly

- Reluctance to take on challenges

- Reluctance to put yourself first or anywhere.

- Reluctance to trust your own opinion

- Expecting little out of life for yourself

Health Disparities

“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being...” WHO Constitution

We as citizen of the world need to prioritize our concerns and focus on the real life!

Be part of Global Health myAction (http://ghaction.blogspot.com) - My WHO educational branch!, focused on communication to general public, communities, colleges and universities globally to educate people on health inequalities.