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TRUE HEALTH<br />
BEGINS<br />
WITH YOU<br />
A guide to<br />
discovering your<br />
values and how<br />
they impact<br />
your health
We need to talk.<br />
We love you, but we don’t want to see you anymore.<br />
It’s not you, it’s us.<br />
If you need us, we are always going to be here for you, providing<br />
the very best care possible.<br />
STAYING UP<br />
WHEN YOU’RE<br />
FEELING DOWN<br />
But we would much rather have you be home playing with your kids<br />
than lying in one of our hospital beds. We’d prefer to see you at<br />
work being productive rather than seeing you in one of our clinic<br />
treatment rooms.<br />
But so long as you are here, we would like<br />
to share some inspirational insights with you. We hope that they<br />
will give you a shot of hope and courage while you are here,<br />
and inspire you to make whatever changes you need to make to<br />
prevent you from needing to come back.<br />
In recent years there has been a great<br />
deal of research showing that your attitude – positive or negative –<br />
has a huge impact upon your health and upon your ability to heal.<br />
And that the lifestyle choices you make will profoundly influence<br />
your health and happiness.<br />
We are sharing this because we care<br />
enough about you to hope that we see<br />
you downtown and not because you are feeling down.
CONNECTING HOPE WITH HEALTH<br />
Research noted in an article published by the Mayo Clinic<br />
shows that your attitude towards life, either positive or<br />
negative, can impact your overall health and the healing<br />
process.<br />
According to the study, the health benefits that positive<br />
thinking may provide include:<br />
• Increased life span<br />
• Lower rates of depression<br />
• Lower levels of distress<br />
• Greater resistance to the common cold<br />
• Better psychological and physical well-being<br />
• Better cardiovascular health and reduced risk<br />
of death from cardiovascular disease<br />
• Better coping skills during hardships and<br />
times of stress<br />
MISSION<br />
STATEMENT<br />
Leading healthcare<br />
for greater Midland<br />
One theory behind this connection is that having a<br />
positive outlook enables you to cope better with<br />
stressful situations, which reduces the harmful<br />
health effects of stress on your body.
VISION<br />
Midland will be<br />
the healthiest<br />
community in Texas<br />
VALUES<br />
Pioneer Spirit,<br />
Caring Heart,<br />
Healing Mission
THE<br />
12<br />
CORE ACTION<br />
VALUES
1Authenticity<br />
Nobody looks forward to<br />
illness or injury, but these<br />
experiences can help you<br />
achieve clarity on what really<br />
matters in your life – the<br />
goals and priorities that are<br />
most authentic.<br />
2Integrity<br />
Maintaining good health,<br />
and recovering from bouts of<br />
injury or ill health, requires<br />
that you learn to trust yourself<br />
by being honest about your<br />
personal habits and reliable in<br />
improving those habits.
Awareness<br />
Emotional health means living<br />
in the present – don’t get<br />
crushed between the anvil of<br />
yesterday’s regrets and the<br />
hammer of tomorrow’s fears.<br />
4Courage<br />
Fear is a reaction, courage<br />
is a decision, and caring is<br />
the catalyst for making that<br />
decision. Reminding yourself<br />
of the things you care for can<br />
give you emotional strength to<br />
deal with health challenges.
Perseverance<br />
You are stronger than you<br />
think you are, and in ways<br />
you could never imagine you<br />
will emerge from your current<br />
trials even stronger, so never<br />
6Faith<br />
The placebo effect – where<br />
medical treatments work<br />
simply because you believe<br />
they will work – is powered<br />
give up and never give in.<br />
by the four pillars of faith:<br />
faith in yourself, faith in your<br />
caregivers, faith in a positive<br />
outcome, and faith in a higher<br />
power giving support.
7Purpose<br />
When you or a loved one is<br />
struggling with poor health,<br />
your central purpose is to<br />
direct every resource possible<br />
toward recovery, and then<br />
doing everything possible to<br />
prevent a relapse.<br />
8<br />
Vision<br />
If you lose hope, it means<br />
you’re just not looking far<br />
enough ahead. Holding a vivid<br />
mental image of you and your<br />
loved ones being strong and<br />
healthy will guide you toward<br />
the actions needed to turn<br />
that dream into a Memory of<br />
the Future.
9<br />
Your One Big YES requires<br />
Focus<br />
lots of little No’s. To regain<br />
and maintain your health, you<br />
need to say No to tobacco and<br />
drug use, to overeating and<br />
unhealthy foods, to sitting in<br />
front of video screens when<br />
you should be exercising, and<br />
to staying up too late when you<br />
should be sleeping.<br />
Enthusiasm<br />
Attitude really is everything,<br />
and especially when it comes<br />
to your health. No matter<br />
what you are going through,<br />
refuse to be a victim whining<br />
and complaining, because<br />
you need every shred of<br />
emotional energy to regain<br />
and maintain your health.
Service<br />
Whatever you most need in<br />
life, the best way for you to get<br />
it is to help someone else get<br />
it who needs it more than you<br />
do. Empathy for others helps<br />
you take your mind off your<br />
own problems while creating<br />
powerful endorphins that help<br />
in your healing process.<br />
12<br />
Leadership<br />
When you are sick or<br />
injured, the last thing on<br />
your mind might be how<br />
you can be a leader, but<br />
the example you set<br />
through your trials can<br />
be the ultimate<br />
encouragement for<br />
your family and friends<br />
– and often for your<br />
caregivers as well.
THE SELF<br />
EMPOWERMENT<br />
PLEDGE<br />
Seven<br />
Simple<br />
Promises<br />
That Will<br />
Change<br />
Your<br />
Life<br />
1<br />
MON | RESPONSIBILITY<br />
Promise: I will take<br />
complete responsibility<br />
for my health, my<br />
happiness. my success<br />
and my life, and will<br />
not blame others<br />
for my problems or<br />
predicaments.
2 3<br />
TUE | ACCOUNTABILITY<br />
WED | DETERMINATION<br />
Promise: I will not<br />
allow low self-esteem,<br />
self-limiting beliefs, or<br />
the negativity of others<br />
to prevent me from<br />
achieving my authentic<br />
goals and from<br />
becoming the person<br />
I am meant to be.<br />
Promise: I will do<br />
the things I’m afraid<br />
to do, but which I<br />
know should be done.<br />
Sometimes this will<br />
mean asking for<br />
help to do that which<br />
I cannot do by myself.
4 5<br />
THU | CONTRIBUTION<br />
FRI | RESILIENCE<br />
Promise: I will earn<br />
the help I need in<br />
advance by helping<br />
other people now,<br />
and repay the help<br />
I receive by serving<br />
others later.<br />
Promise: I will face<br />
rejection and failure<br />
with courage, awareness,<br />
and perseverance,<br />
making these experiences<br />
the platform for future<br />
acceptance and success.
6 7<br />
SAT | PERSPECTIVE<br />
SUN | FAITH<br />
Promise: Though I<br />
might not understand<br />
why adversity happens,<br />
by my conscious choice<br />
I will find strength,<br />
compassion, and grace<br />
through my trials.<br />
Promise: My faith and<br />
my gratitude for all that<br />
I have been blessed<br />
with will shine through<br />
in my attitudes and in<br />
my actions.
SUCCESS IS IN YOUR HANDS<br />
For our health system to truly succeed in<br />
improving your health, we need you to join<br />
with us on a mission to begin treating your<br />
whole being—body, mind and spirit. Are you<br />
on board? If so, check out the next page for<br />
resources to help you find the root cause of<br />
many of our ailments, as well as the ways in<br />
which you can overcome them.<br />
Forks Over Knives is now available to<br />
watch in all patient rooms on channel 2.<br />
This 90-minute documentary is a great<br />
introduction to learn about the connection<br />
between diet and chronic disease. We are<br />
one of two hospitals in the United States to<br />
offer inpatient viewing of this film.<br />
The Lifestyle Medicine Center at the West<br />
Campus offers a variety of programs to<br />
help you treat the root cause of most<br />
diseases. Call 432.221.LIFE (5433) or<br />
visit midlandlifestylemedicine.org to<br />
learn more.<br />
To learn more about how Midland<br />
Health is working to make Midland the<br />
healthiest community in Texas log onto<br />
midlandhealth.org/community-health<br />
For more information and<br />
patient resources, log onto<br />
midlandhealth.org/handbook<br />
Better U is an online wellness program<br />
created by Midland Health to help you<br />
achieve your best health, body mind and<br />
spirit. Find out more at betterutexas.org
For more information and<br />
patient resources, log onto<br />
midlandhealth.org/handbook