Employees suffering from stress are not as productive as they could be, nor are they as healthy. For the well-being of our employees the workplace should be free of stress and of fear. The workplace should be a safe place to visit and work. And we should strive to help those sufferers even if the stress and anxiety come from home. The products on this page can help reduce stress and fear.
Practicing Proactive Consumerism: Healthcare
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11395
Format: VHS
List Price: $1549.95
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11395
Format: DVD
List Price: $1,799.95
You may purchase Creating All-Around Wellness - Series on VHS for $1549.95.
Purchase Creating All-Around Wellness - Series on DVD for $1799.95.
Promoting Healthy Behavior - Video/DVD
This program introduces the basic concepts of health and wellness, emphasizing that well-being is a multidimensional concept that exerts an ongoing influence throughout one’s life. By promoting an understanding of the factors that affect personal health and an awareness of what can and cannot be controlled, viewers are invited to take a proactive role in their personal health. The value of making smart decisions—so crucial for defending against negative peer pressure—is reinforced by the DECIDE model: Define, Explore, Consider, Identify, Decide, and Evaluate. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11396
Format: VHS
List Price: $249.95
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11396
Format: DVD
List Price: $309.95
You may purchase Promoting Healthy Behavior on VHS for $249.95.
Purchase Promoting Healthy Behavior on DVD for $309.95.
Achieving Psychosocial Health - Video/DVD
Overall well-being requires not only physical health, but psychosocial health as well. What exactly is psychosocial health, and how is it achieved? This program explains the elements that compose psychosocial health, the internal and external factors that influence it, and methods to enhance it. The importance of taking responsibility for one’s own psychosocial well-being through self-recognition of problems and identification of barriers to meaningful communication is stressed. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11397
Format: VHS
List Price: $249.95
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11397
Format: DVD
List Price: $309.95
You may purchase Achieving Psychosocial Health on VHS for $249.95.
Purchase Achieving Psychosocial Health on DVD for $309.95.
Coping with Stress - Video/DVD
A certain amount of stress can actually enhance performance and productivity. However, continually high levels of stress have been linked to all of the leading causes of death in America, including heart disease, cancer, and lung ailments. This program analyzes the role of stress in day-to-day life and in overall physical and mental health. Sources of stress are identified, and techniques for managing stress are suggested. Information on how to improve personal communication—a powerful safety valve—is also provided. (30 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11398
Format: VHS
List Price: $249.95
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11398
Format: DVD
List Price: $309.95
You may purchase Coping with Stress on VHS for $249.95.
Purchase Coping with Stress on DVD for $309.95.
Keeping Fit - Video/DVD
Sedentary jobs and pastimes. Foods high in sugar, fat, and cholesterol. A superabundance of labor-saving technologies. Is it any wonder that a recent study by the Mayo Clinic shows that more than sixty percent of all adult Americans are statistically overweight? This program describes the basic components of physical fitness and the numerous health benefits that derive from regular physical activity while explaining why exercise is helpful in reducing overall health risks. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11399
Format: VHS
List Price: $249.95
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11399
Format: DVD
List Price: $309.95
You may purchase Keeping Fit on VHS for $249.95.
Purchase Keeping Fit on DVD for $309.95.
Accepting Life’s Transitions - Video/DVD
Aging is a series of transitions, some gradual and some abrupt. How do people come to terms with these changes? This program examines the aging process from beginning to end, defining age from the viewpoints of biology, psychology, society, functionality, and the law. The impact of current behaviors and attitudes on one’s future self is also discussed, as well as dying—itself a part of life—and the stages of grieving. In addition, the program addresses the health challenges faced by older Americans and indicates why some seniors cope better than others. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11400
Format: VHS
List Price: $249.95
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11400
Format: DVD
List Price: $309.95
You may purchase Accepting Life’s Transitions on VHS for $249.95.
Purchase Accepting Life’s Transitions on DVD for $309.95.
Stemming Violence and Abuse - Video/DVD
The key to reducing violence is understanding its roots. This program offers insights and suggestions that can stop dangerous incidents before they start. Among the topics explored are ways to avoid becoming a victim of campus crime, domestic abuse and the cycle of violence theory as defined by psychologist Lenore Walker, date rape and guidelines for preventing it, the triggers for bias crimes, the factors that influence youth to join gangs, and how to handle sexual harassment in the workplace or at school. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11401
Format: VHS
List Price: $249.95
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11401
Format: DVD
List Price: $309.95
You may purchase Stemming Violence and Abuse on VHS for $249.95.
Purchase Stemming Violence and Abuse on DVD for $309.95.
Thinking Globally, Acting Locally about Your Environment - Video/DVD
Ozone, groundwater contamination, and hazardous waste disposal are only three of the many ecological hurdles to be jumped in the race to save the Earth. This program investigates the major environmental problems facing the United States today and the possible health hazards associated with each. Contributing factors such as rapid resource depletion and an ever-growing population are considered, as well as positive steps that can be taken by communities and individuals to help reduce the impact of these and other exacerbating factors. (28 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11402
Format: VHS
List Price: $249.95
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11402
Format: DVD
List Price: $309.95
You may purchase Thinking Globally, Acting Locally about Your Environment on VHS for $249.95.
Purchase Thinking Globally, Acting Locally about Your Environment on DVD for $309.95.
Practicing Proactive Consumerism: Healthcare - Video/DVD
In a consumer society, smart shopping is a virtue—and in matters of healthcare, it is a necessity. This program seeks to demystify the complexities of America’s healthcare system by offering indispensable information on healthcare organizations and practitioners, types of health insurance, common legal and ethical considerations, and individual rights as a health consumer. Definitions of essential medical terminology are also provided. (29 minutes, color)
Part of the Series Creating All-Around Wellness
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11403
Format: VHS
List Price: $249.95
Item: PDDC-CAMFMK11403
Format: DVD
List Price: $309.95
You may purchase Practicing Proactive Consumerism: Healthcare on VHS for $249.95.
Purchase Practicing Proactive Consumerism: Healthcare on DVD for $309.95.
Video - Purchase $395.00, Rental 7 Days $95.00 (Item#PDDC-COASTR000V)
Office and Industrial scenes.
Feeling strong and well-rested will not only make your employees happier people —— but it will make them better workers too. This video program highlights the stress-producing scenarios unique to industrial environments. Produced by Coastal.
• Includes industrial and office scenes
• Physical signs of stress
• Diet, exercise, attitude, behavior
Item #STR000-VHS; 16 minutes; purchase $395; 7-day rental $95; includes ten employee handbooks. Spanish video version available.
You may rent Dealing with Stress (English) on VHS for $95.00 (Please, call with your training dates - 1-253-759-6639).
You may rent Dealing with Stress (Spanish) on VHS for $95.00 (Please, call with your training dates - 1-253-759-6639).
You may purchase Dealing with Stress (English) on VHS for $395.00.
You may purchase Dealing with Stress (Spanish) on VHS for $395.00.
Video - Purchase $495.00, Rental 7 Days $95.00 (Item#PDDC-COAFER000V)
In most cases, fear can be a healthy emotion -- however, when fear escalates into anxiety, it can have adverse effects on our ability to carry out our daily functions. This video provides crucial tips for coping with new fears and concerns and maintaining productivity in the face of danger.
- The difference between fear and anxiety
- The many 'normal' reactions to crisis or tragedy
- Visiting the 'emotional gym' to effectively manage fear and stress
- How to control the impact of fear in the workplace
- Acknowledging and moving beyond fear
- Unexpected benefits of living through tragedy
Loretta LaRoche, nationally-recognized speaker on stress management, uses humor and straight talk in a fun, documentary style to present a safe and accessible approach to wellness such as the safest and most effective paths for dieting, stress reduction and exercise. In the program, LaRoche follows four individuals for three months as they try to make healthy changes in their lives. Viewers observe the participants setting clear, concrete goals for themselves at the beginning of the program, then their progress is followed so that viewers can study the obstacles they encounter, both psychological and physical.
Getting a Handle on Stress
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Join host and comedienne Loretta LaRoche as she explores the irrational and exaggerated patterns of thinking that cause people to drive themselves crazy. Discuss the common characteristics of self inflicted insanity such as blowing little events out of proportion, predicting suffering and never letting go of past events. Learn how to counter these traumas with proper breathing, letting loose and realizing the simplicity of many problems.
Comedienne Loretta LaRoche explores the concept of stress and how it affects the body, mind and spirit. Also, look at how humor can play a positive role in coping with life's irksome moments, from traffic jams to supermarkets. Discover how the role of humor has long been recognized as an indispensable tool for maintaining good health and a sense of well being.
Jon Kabot-Zinn, stress reduction expert and author, presents his methods for stress reduction that includes techniques to help a person objectively deal with stressful matters in a series of easy exercises and discussions.
First Aid for Stress: 34 Activities for Managing Stress in the Workplace - Activity 3-Ring Binder
IT'S ALWAYS TIME FOR TRAINING - BONUS CD
Join humor therapist and stress expert Loretta LaRoche in this humorous program that shows how to forget worries by finding the lighter side of even the unlikeliest of situations. Features personal stories and examples, plus solutions to life's little challenges. Part of the multi-volume Fun of Stress Series.