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The Wellness Centre
A Wellness Centre is a health promotion facility in the purest sense. Unlike a
hospital out-patient clinic, a community health centre or a doctor's office, it
is not a gateway to the medical care system, but a resource centre for the
elevation of overall standards of health which incidentally serves to reduce the
risk of disease.
Health promotion is achieved, not through the administering of "care", but
through insight, motivation and personal action. In other words, through changes
in attitude and behaviour on the part of individuals and communities. The tools
for bringing about these changes are communication, education and participation.
A client visiting the Wellness Centre is enjoined to confront his personal
health history; to take stock of his present condition, and to set clear
objectives for the improvement of that condition.
Whereas a medical care facility fosters dependency on health professionals, a
Wellness Centre encourages independence. Indeed, health promotion is predicated
on increased personal responsibility.
A Wellness Centre is:
- a Change Centre... for the inculcation of new attitudes and behaviour.
- an Information Centre...for all a client needs to know about personal and community health
- an Assessment Centre...for check ups, blood tests, fitness, and stress evaluations.
- a Support Centre...in times of stress, illness, change.
- a Management Centre...for diabetes, high blood pressure, stress and other chronic conditions.
- a Referral Centre...whatever the health-related condition or need.
- a Corporate Resource Centre...for building employee health and improving productivity.
- In other words...a place for people who want to grow!
The Wellness Centre
New to Trinidad and Tobago, the Wellness Centre is a health promotion and
information facility that provides a range of services designed to reduce the
risk of disease and raise standards of health and well-being for both
individuals and groups.
Our goal is to empower clients to take greater personal responsibility for the
adoption of healthier lifestyles through health education, the supply of
information on health status, and individualised 'wellness' programmes.
The Wellness Centre encourages healthier lifestyles in the firm belief that
there are no shortcuts or 'easy' ways to greater fitness of mind and body. The
only sure means to better health, greater drive, higher morale and freedom from
worry about sickness and death are exercise, proper nutrition, good stress
management, adequate sleep, safe habits, and moderation in all things. (see
Better Health Limited) |
