1. Wellness

2. What is wellness?
Physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, and environmental health

3. Physical Health
The condition of your body.

4. Physical Health A person who is physically healthy:
Exercises regularly
Eats nutritiously
Gets regular physical check-ups
Avoids the use of tobacco, alcohol, or other illicit drugs

5. Emotional Health
The way you recognize and deal with feelings.

6. Emotional Health A person who is emotionally healthy:
Keeps a positive attitude
Is sensitive to their own feelings and the feelings of others
Learns to cope with stress
Is realistic about expectations and time
Takes responsibility for their own behavior
Deals with personal issues realistically
Views challenges as opportunities rather than obstacles
Functions independently but knows when to ask for help

7. Mental Health How you deal with life’s demands. Stress School/work
Learning new things

8. Mental Health A person who is mentally healthy:
Learns because they want to – not because they are told to.
Learns through varied experiences – reading, writing, sharing and exploration
Observes what is around them
Listens
Finds applications for material learned in the classroom
Stays current with world affairs/news
Questions
Exposes them self to new experiences (e.g. arts, theater)

9. Social Health
The way you interact with people.

10. Social Health A person who is socially health:
Is comfortable with and liking them self as a person
Interacts easily with people of different ages, backgrounds, races, lifestyles
Contributes time and energy to the community
Communicates their feelings
Develops friendships
Recognizes a need for “fun” time in life
Budgets and balances time to include both responsibilities and relaxation

11. Spiritual Health Your beliefs, values, and morals.
A sense of purpose and meaning in life.

12. Spiritual Health A spiritually health person:
Is open to different cultures and religions
Gives their time to volunteer or participate in community service activities
Spends time defining personal values and ethics and makes decisions that complement them
Spends time alone in personal reflection
Participates in spiritual activities
Participates in activities that protect the environment
Cares about the welfare of others

13. Environmental Health
The positive perception of the environment one works and lives in.

14. Environmental Health An environmentally healthy person:
Finds satisfaction and worth in their work
Ensures their work environment and relationships are comfortable
Is aware of the natural environment they live in
Recognizes opportunities that lead to new skills and acts on those opportunities
Works to ensure the stability and longevity of our natural resources

15. Wellness
The state of having all aspects of health in balance.

16. Wellness Continuum

17. What does it mean to be healthy?
Disease free?
Skinny?
What is your definition of what it means to be healthy?

18. External factors that affect health
Heredity, environment, peers, and media

19. Heredity The passing down of traits from parent to child. Gender
Race and ethnicity

20. Heredity
25% of the factors that contribute to leading causes of death are due to heredity
You cannot change who your biological parents are or the genes you inherit from them, but you can keep yourself in good physical condition.

21. Environment
Everything around you, including the things you cannot see.
Income and education

22. Media
TV, radio, internet, print, telecommunications

23. Peers
People around your age.

24. Leading Causes of Death

25. Leading Causes of Death - 2010

26. Behaviors that Contribute to Wellness

27. Healthy Behaviors Be physically active Choose a healthy diet
Maintain a healthy body weight
Manage stress effectively
Avoid the use of ATOD
Protect yourself from disease and injury