1. The Six Components of Health
Emotional
Physical
Spiritual
The Six Components of Health
Social
Mental
Environmental

2. Health and Wellness
Health is the state of well-being in which all of the components of health are in balance
Wellness is broken down into six major categories
To be truly healthy; You must take care of all six components

3. The Six Components of Health
Physical
Social
Environmental
Emotional
Spiritual
Intellectual/Mental

4. Physical Health
Physical health refers to the way that your body functions. This includes eating right, getting regular exercise, and being at your recommended body weight. Physical health is also avoiding drugs and alcohol and being free of disease and sickness

5. Physical Health Discussion
What are ways you can improve your physical health? 1 2 3 4 5
What are ways people can hurt physical health? 1 2 3 4 5

6. Social Health
Social health is the quality of your relationships with friends, family, teachers, and others you are in contact with.

7. Group Discussion
Name at least 5 ways you receive positive social interaction
Name at least 5 ways you receive negative social interaction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

8. Environmental Health
Environmental health is keeping your air and water clean, your food safe, and the land around you enjoyable and safe.

9. Emotional Health
HELP!!
Emotional health is expressing your emotions in a positive, nondestructive way.

10. Spiritual Health
Spiritual health is maintaining harmonious relationships with other living things and having spiritual direction and purpose. This includes living according to one’s ethics, morals, and values.

11. Intellectual/Mental Health
Self-Esteem
Mental health is the ability to recognize reality and cope with the demands of daily life

12. The Wellness Wheel Complete

13. Wellness: Striving for Optimal Health
Many components of health can be affected by other components
If one is weak; it can affect your overall health.
Wellness is the achievement of a person’s best in all six components of health.

14. The Wellness Continuum
It is unrealistic to have complete wellness all of the time.
No one is ever completely healthy or unhealthy
The more healthy behaviors you choose the better off you will be in the wellness continuum and achieving optimal health.

15. Wellness is a continuum ranging from death to optimal health.
You can choose your behaviors to move closer to optimal health.