WELLNESS COMPONENTS

Wellness – is the state of good health that is achieved by balancing your physical, emotional, environmental, mental and social health in order to achieve TOTAL wellness.

Health - is the condition of physical, mental, social, emotional, and environmental well-being. To be healthy, you need to balance your physical, mental, social, emotional, and environmental health.

Physical Health – is the part of health that deals with the body.

Mental Health - is the way that you cope with the demands of daily life. Having good mental health means that you can:

· solve problems with little trouble

· deal with stress effectively

· accept new ideas

Emotional Health – is the way you recognize and deal with your feelings. An emotionally healthy person has the ability to:

· express their emotions in calm and healthy ways

· deal with sadness and get help for depression

· accept his/her strengths and weakness

Social Health – the way that you interact with other people. You can build your social skills by;

· Being considerate of others. Treat others the way that you would like to be treated.

· Show respect for other people

· Share your true feelings with your friends

· Being dependable

· Volunteer to do things for your community

· Being supportive of your friends when they make the right choices.

Environmental Health – includes all living and non-living things around you.