1. What is Wellness? What is your personal definition of healthy?
Examples?

2. Health vs. Wellness Health: Wellness:
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.

3. 7 Dimensions of Wellness
Occupational Wellness
Emotional Wellness
Intellectual Wellness
Spiritual Wellness
Social Wellness
Physical Wellness
Environmental Wellness

4. Controllable RISK FACTORS
to overall wellness
1. Diet
5. Education
6. Coping Mechanisms
2. Exercise
7. Religion
3. Alcohol
4. Smoking
8. Friends

5. Uncontrollable RISK FACTORS
to overall wellness
1. Gender
5. Mental Health
6. Family
Cohesiveness
2. Environment
3. Genetics
7. Socioeconomics
4. Aging

6. 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:
conserve water and other natural resources
reduce, reuse, recycle
minimize your exposure to chemicals

7. 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.

8. 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
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9. 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.

10. 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

11. Spiritual Wellness
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

12. 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.

13. Physical Wellness
The ability to maintain a healthy quality of life (getting through daily activities without undue fatigue or physical stress).
The ability to recognize that our behaviors have a significant impact on our wellness.
Such as:
Routine check ups
A balanced diet
Exercise
Avoiding destructive habits
Tobacco
Drugs
Alcohol

14. 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.