Social Wellness: building and maintaining a diversity of supportive relationships, and dealing effectively with interpersonal conflict
Resources to Read
In this social wellness article published in a wellness series by the American Nurses Association, the importance of nurturing relationships is discussed and useful tips provided.
In this brief article by Advantage Care Health Centers, social wellness is explained and described with tips and hints to improve your own social wellness.
As we start to move into the post COVID-19 pandemic era the effects of social distancing and quarantine are just being realized. This article published by Neighborhood Outreach Access to Health discusses social wellness in terms of the COVID-19 pandemic and post pandemic implications and tips for those struggling.
Resources to Watch
In this TED talk with bio-social anthropologist Dr. Chelsea Shields, the importance of social wellness on your overall health and wellness is discussed. Dr. Shields uses her social health index to help you determine how your perceived social health score is affecting your life.
In this vlog with clinical psychologist Dr. Patrick Kingsep social wellness and health are discussed in terms of relationships and social interactions.
Behavioral sciences professor, Dr. Chandra Story, presents the impacts of social wellness on her life and how social support networks are key to our increased social wellness..
Resources to Engage
In this PDF guide from SAMHSA focus on reading page seventeen, then to extend the activity and engage for personal reflection and wellness fill in page eighteen.
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, this interactive toolkit provides strategies to use in your everyday life to improve your social wellness.
These fun activities can help to foster and promote social wellness ;and health within the workplace or professional environment amongst colleagues.