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WHAT IS OVERALL HEALTH?

Overall health encompasses multiple forms of health. The different areas of health that we will focus on are:

1. Physical Health

2. Mental Health

3. Emotional Health

4. Social Health

5. Environmental health

6. Spiritual Health

In all, your overall health is the sum of all these individual health fields.

THE TRIANGLE

The health triangle displays the balance between the three main areas of health. If one side of the triangle falls, than the entire triangle would crumble

There are 3 major areas of the health triangle: physical, mental and social.

Good decision making and healthy choices reduce the risk of disease and increase health overall.

PHYSICAL HEALTH

Physical health deals with the body’s ability to function.

Physical health has many components including: exercise, nutrition, sleep, alcohol & drugs, and weight management.

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental heath deals with how we think, feel and cope with daily life.

Mental health encompasses learning, stress management, and mental illnesses or disorders.

SOCIAL HEALTH

Social Health deals with the way react with people within our environment.

This includes: public health, family relationships, and peer relationships.