Introduction to Health & Wellness

Mr. Doroski

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• With your partner:

– Define: Health

– Define: Wellness

– Describe how they are similar

– Describe how they are different

Health

• Health – A state of complete well-being and not just the absence of disease or infirmity.

Health

• Healthy – The capacity to enjoy ones freedom from disease or non-well being.

What Is Our Ultimate Goal In Living A Healthy Life??

Could This Be Our Goal?

“The highest goal in life is to die young, at as old an age as possible!”

- Ashley Montagu

Health

• The word health is derived from the Old English “hal,” which means whole.

Wellness

• Wellness – is the concept of practicing all the things that keep one well to maximize personal potential in a variety of ways.

Wellness

• Optimal wellness stresses a conscious and active commitment to concentrate of the factors that precede illness.

Eight Dimensions of Wellness

• Physical

– Caring for your body in order to stay healthy now and in the future:

• Eating well and being active

Eight Dimensions of Wellness

• Social

– Maintaining healthy relationships:

• Enjoying being with others; developing strong friendships and intimate relationships; caring about others and letting others care about you.

Eight Dimensions of Wellness

• Emotional

– Managing your emotions in a constructive way:

• Understanding and respecting your own feelings, values and attitudes; appreciating the feelings of others.

Eight Dimensions of Wellness

• Occupational

– Developing a sense of your strengths, skills, values and interests for your career:

• Maintaining a balanced life between work, family, play

and taking care of yourself.

Eight Dimensions of Wellness

• Multicultural

– Being aware of your own cultural background and becoming knowledgeable about, respectful of, and sensitive to the culture of others.

Eight Dimensions of Wellness

• Environmental

– Awareness of how your behavior impacts the earth, as well as how the physical world impacts you:

• Demonstrating a commitment to a healthy planet.

Eight Dimensions of Wellness

• Spiritual

– Finding purpose, value and meaning in your life with or without organized religion.

Eight Dimensions of Wellness

• Intellectual

– Growing intellectually, maintaining a curiosity about all there is to learn:

• Valuing life long learning and responding positively to intellectual challenges.

Wellness

• Everyone can enjoy wellness – despite physical limitations, disease, or handicap.

Signs of Wellness

• Positive expectations

• Ability to adapt to changing conditions

• Tendency to identify and communicate feelings

• Persistent sense of humor

Benefits of Wellness

• According to the U.S. Surgeon General, about 83% of all deaths before age 65 could have been prevented.