Health vs Wellness
This refers to a state where the body is functioning properly and free from disease or illness.
Health
This dimension focuses on habits that support the body such as nutrition, sleep, exercise, and hygiene.
Physical Wellness
Recycling, reducing waste, and protecting natural resources.
Environmental Wellness
Daily decisions and behaviors that have the power to affect health.
Lifestyle Choices
Eating nutritious foods, staying hydrated, and getting enough sleep.
Physical Wellness
The active process of making choices that create balance in different areas of life.
Wellness
This dimension focuses on building and maintaining meaningful relationships and supportive connections with others.
Social Wellness
Creating a budget and saving money for future goals.
Financial Wellness
Genetics, environment, habits, relationships, and stress are examples of these.
Using apps, messaging platforms, or online games to stay connected with friends.
Social Wellness
These are the eight areas of life people work to balance when striving for wellness.
Dimensions of Wellness
This dimension involves curiosity, learning, and activities that expand knowledge and skills.
Mental/Intellectual Wellness
Exploring careers that match your interests and talents.
Occupational Wellness
The estimated number of years a population is expected to live based on statistics.
Life expectancy
Reading books, learning new skills, or taking a class outside your comfort zone.
Mental/Intellectual Wellness
This concept is considered the goal people work toward when striving to live a balanced and fulfilling life.
Health
This dimension involves recognizing feelings and responding to situations in healthy ways.
Emotional Wellness
Spending time with friends and maintaining supportive relationships.
Social Wellness
The actual number of years a person lives.
Life Span
Journaling, expressing your feelings, or asking for support when needed.
Emotional Wellness
True or False: Someone can still work toward wellness even if they are experiencing stress or illness.
True
This dimension focuses on meaning, purpose, and guiding principles in life.
Spiritual Wellness
Practicing deep breathing, mindfulness, or meditation.
Spiritual Wellness
The aspects of life that make life meaningful and enjoyable.
Quality of Life
Prioritizing spending and saving money responsibly.
Financial Wellness