Digital Health & Wellness By: Shelby Chris Karissa Carlos.

Digital Health & Digital Health & WellnessWellness

By: ShelbyBy: Shelby ChrisChris

KarissaKarissa CarlosCarlos

A Growing Community…A Growing Community…

In the world today In the world today technology runs technology runs rampant. rampant.

Everyone has Everyone has something, ranging something, ranging anywhere from a laptop anywhere from a laptop or an iPod to a gaming or an iPod to a gaming system or a cell phone.system or a cell phone.

It has changed the way It has changed the way we carry out our daily we carry out our daily lives.lives.

Benefits of a tech savvy societyBenefits of a tech savvy society

People can now:People can now: Communicate globally without hassle Communicate globally without hassle

Access tons of information quickly and Access tons of information quickly and efficientlyefficiently

Shop and pay bills from the comfort of their Shop and pay bills from the comfort of their homes, etc.homes, etc.

In addition…In addition…

Our constantly developing Our constantly developing technologies have also helped us technologies have also helped us advance in medical and engineering advance in medical and engineering sciences allowing us to better sciences allowing us to better understand our world and enhance understand our world and enhance our lives.our lives.

Too much of a good thing??Too much of a good thing??

However, if used excessively, However, if used excessively, technology can have some serious technology can have some serious negative effects...negative effects...

Physical health problemsPhysical health problems

Hearing lossHearing loss Back painsBack pains Near sightedness Near sightedness Far sightednessFar sightedness Wrist tendencies Wrist tendencies AstigmatismAstigmatism Carpal tunnel Carpal tunnel Obesity Obesity

Mental Health ProblemsMental Health Problems

Video game addictionVideo game addiction Information addictionInformation addiction Internet addictionInternet addiction Lack of initiative or driveLack of initiative or drive Poor social skillsPoor social skills Sleep lossSleep loss

Finding a balanceFinding a balance Technology shouldn’t be Technology shouldn’t be

the only element in your the only element in your life.life.

It’s important to balance It’s important to balance your tech usage and your tech usage and physical work so that you physical work so that you can live an can live an overall overall healthy healthy lifestyle.lifestyle.

Advance with awarenessAdvance with awareness

Whether we like it or not, Whether we like it or not, technology dominates technology dominates today’s society. today’s society.

Meanwhile, it’s in our best Meanwhile, it’s in our best interest to recognize how it interest to recognize how it effects our lives and use that effects our lives and use that information to better our information to better our technological experience.technological experience.

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““Top five health problems caused by Top five health problems caused by computer use” –September 30computer use” –September 30thth, , 2008;www.safecomputingtips.com 2008;www.safecomputingtips.com

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““What is computer addiction? What are What is computer addiction? What are the symptoms that identify it?” –December the symptoms that identify it?” –December 2727thth, 2010; www.safe computingtips.com, 2010; www.safe computingtips.com

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