1. 5 Components of Wellness  Physical  Mental  Emotional  Social  Spiritual

2. HEALTH / WELLNESS- DEFINED Wellness- Optimal health based on making responsible decisions and lifestyle choices Health – A good balance of all 5 components of wellness. (PHYSICAL, MENTAL, EMOTIONAL, SOCIAL & SPIRTUAL)

3. Wellness is a process, never a static state Wellness Continuum

4. The Wellness Continuum Moving from the center to the left shows a progressively worsening state of health. Moving to the right of center indicates increasing levels of health and wellbeing.

5. 5 Components of Wellness

6. Physical Wellness PHYSICAL WELLNESS  The physical component of wellness involves the ability to carry out daily tasks, develop cardio respiratory and muscular fitness, maintain adequate nutrition and a healthy body fat level, get adequate sleep, and avoid abusing alcohol and other drugs or using tobacco products.

7. Mental Wellness Mental Wellness involves the ability to learn and use information effectively for personal, family, and career development Learning Information Personal Family CareerDevelopment

8. Emotional Wellness Emotional Wellness is the ability to control stress and to express emotions appropriately and comfortably.

9. Social Wellness The social component of wellness means having the ability to interact successfully with people and one's personal environment.

10. Spiritual Wellness The spiritual component of wellness provides meaning and direction in life and enables you to grow, learn, and meet new challenges. Religions Prayer Meditation Yoga MoralsValues

11. *Draw a Wellness continuum- Mark where you feel you currently fall. *In 3-4 sentences describe why you chose that current location & *List 2-3 ways you can improve & move closer to Wellness (Optimal Health)

12. There are: 3 factors affecting overall health

13. 1.Lifestyle Disease What is it?

14. 1. Lifestyle Disease= Any disease that you get due to your daily choices EXAMPLES: If you___________ then you will be “at risk” of_____________

15. 2. Genetic/Hereditary Examples:

16. 3. Environmental Examples:

17. Steps to the Decision Making Process Don’t Laugh While Drowning Elephants

18. Step #1 D efine the Problem -Examine the situation. -What decisions need to be made? -Consider Everything involved

19. Step #2 L ist the Options - What are the possible choices you could make? -Share your options with others. -Ask for advice.

20. Step #3 W eigh the options/outcomes -Apply criteria to eliminate any solutions -Does it follow values? -Is it safe, legal, healthy etc…

21. Step #4 M ake a D ecision and act on it -Use everything you know to make a responsible decision. -Feel good about your decision if you really thought it through.

22. Step #5 E valuate your decision -Reflect on what happened. -Did it turn out the way you thought it would? -Would you do the same thing if faced with this situation again?