What is
Wellness?
What is your personal definition
of healthy?
Examples?
Health vs. Wellness
• Health:
– Condition of being of
sound body with
emphasis on freedom
from pain and disease.
• Wellness:
– A state of well-being,
that encompasses
physical, emotional,
intellectual, spiritual,
social, environmental,
and occupational.
7 Dimensions of Wellness
Environmental
Wellness
Occupational
Wellness
Physical
Wellness
Emotional
Wellness
Social
Wellness
Intellectual
Wellness
Spiritual
Wellness
Controllable RISK FACTORS
to overall wellness
1. Diet
5. Education
2. Exercise
6. Coping Mechanisms
3. Alcohol
7. Religion
4. Smoking
8. Friends
Uncontrollable RISK FACTORS
to overall wellness
1. Gender
5. Mental Health
2. Environment 6. Family
Cohesiveness
3. Genetics
4. Aging
7. Socioeconomics
Environmental Wellness
Protecting Earth and its resources
 the
ability to recognize our own responsibility for
the quality of the air, the water and the land that
surrounds us.
 the
ability to make a positive impact on the quality
of our environment,
 in
our homes
 in our communities
Ideas:
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conserve water and other natural resources
reduce, reuse, recycle
minimize your exposure to chemicals
Occupational Wellness
The ability to get personal fulfillment from our
jobs/careers while maintaining balance in our
lives.
Our desire to contribute in our jobs/careers to
make a positive impact on the organizations we
work in.
Some ideas;
– Make use of your skills and talents
– Exploring job/career options
– Find a job/career that is meaningful, enjoyable
and rewarding.
Question?
• It is better to choose a career which is consistent
with your personal values, interests, and beliefs
than to select one that is unrewarding?
Money vs. happiness
?????
Emotional Wellness
Having the ability to
feel, express and share
emotions,
• Happiness
• Sadness
• Anger
• Self worth
• Hope
• Fear
• Being able to manage stress.
• Being able to appropriately
sharing feelings with others.
• Understanding ourselves and
cope with the challenges life
can bring.
Skills include:
– seeking and providing
support
– learning time
management skills
– practicing stress
management skills
– accepting and forgiving
yourself.
Intellectual Wellness
The ability to open our minds to new
ideas and experiences.
 Applying those ideas and
experiences to personal decisions,
socialization and within our
community.
Striving to improve your intellect and your creative spark.
Such as
 taking a course or workshop
 learning a foreign language
 reading for personal enjoyment
 seeking out persons who challenge you intellectually
 taking up a hobby
Spiritual
Wellness
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Ability to establish peace and harmony in our lives.
Set of beliefs, principles, or values that guide your life.
(Not strictly religion)
Increase your spiritual well-being by:
 exploring your spiritual core
 being curious
 listen to your heart and following your principles
 allow yourself and others around you the
freedom to be who they are
Social Wellness
The ability to interact with people around them.
• good communications skills
• having meaningful relationships
• respecting yourself and others
• creating a support system that includes family members
and friends.
• It is better to contribute to the common welfare of our
community than to think only of ourselves.
• It is better to live in harmony with others and our
environment than to live in conflict with them.
Physical Wellness
• The ability to maintain
a healthy quality of life
(getting through daily
activities without undue
Such as:
fatigue or physical
• Routine check ups
stress).
• A balanced diet
• Exercise
• The ability to recognize
• Avoiding destructive
that our behaviors have
habits
a significant impact on
• Tobacco
our wellness.
• Drugs
• Alcohol
What is most important?
Wellness is much more than physical health,
exercise or nutrition.
It is the integration of physical, mental, and
spiritual well-being
All dimensions are equally
as important to be a healthy
individual.