Health professionals are saddled with the
responsibilities of preserving the total physical, social and emotional
well-being of individuals in the community. In order to achieve this, stress
must be reduced to its barest minimum among the people in the community. The
role of health workers in the prevention and management of stress in the
community include but not limited to:
responsibilities of preserving the total physical, social and emotional
well-being of individuals in the community. In order to achieve this, stress
must be reduced to its barest minimum among the people in the community. The
role of health workers in the prevention and management of stress in the
community include but not limited to:
·
Creating awareness,
Creating awareness,
·
Developing social skills,
Developing social skills,
·
Developing coping skills, and
Developing coping skills, and
·
Providing support.
Providing support.
1. Creating awareness: People exposed themselves
to untold stress knowingly or unknowingly. Health professions can help in
preventing this by adequate health education on the causes of stress and how
stress can be effectively prevented or managed. Individuals should be advised
to stick to careers that they enjoy doing to cut down stress resulting from
unhappiness in the workplace.
to untold stress knowingly or unknowingly. Health professions can help in
preventing this by adequate health education on the causes of stress and how
stress can be effectively prevented or managed. Individuals should be advised
to stick to careers that they enjoy doing to cut down stress resulting from
unhappiness in the workplace.
2. Developing social skills: People without social
skills are usually more prone to stress. To prevent stress resulting from poor
social skills can be handled if health professionals help in developing
adequate social skills among people in the community with the focus on
prevention of management of stress.
skills are usually more prone to stress. To prevent stress resulting from poor
social skills can be handled if health professionals help in developing
adequate social skills among people in the community with the focus on
prevention of management of stress.
3. Developing coping skills: Stress is an integral part
of human existence, so the effect of stress on an individual is based on the
coping ability/skills of the individual towards stress. Therefore, developing a
good coping skill to stress by health professionals can help in preventing or managing
stress in the community.
of human existence, so the effect of stress on an individual is based on the
coping ability/skills of the individual towards stress. Therefore, developing a
good coping skill to stress by health professionals can help in preventing or managing
stress in the community.
4. Providing support: People who are faced with
stress, especially emotional stress can be effectively managed if health
professionals provide support groups in the community to talk with them and
give necessary advice on how to handle the stress.
stress, especially emotional stress can be effectively managed if health
professionals provide support groups in the community to talk with them and
give necessary advice on how to handle the stress.
