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It's a Balancing Act - Incorporating Nine Dimensions of Wellness in Our Lives Reuben Parrish, MPH, MCHES, CHWC
It's a Balancing Act -
Incorporating Nine
Dimensions of Wellness in Our
Lives Reuben Parrish, MPH, MCHES, CHWC
Objectives
• Participants will be able to:
– Describe the nine dimensions and how it can affect a person’s overall health.
– Identify specific dimensions they need to improve on in their personal lives.
– Critically discuss which dimensions affect students the most.
– Incorporate the nine dimensions in program planning.
Dimensional Web
Individual
Physical
Occupational
Social
Spiritual
IntellectualEnvironmental
Emotional
Cultural
Financial
Occupational Wellness
• Finding a Good Fit
Financial Wellness
• Regulating Finances
– Retirement
– Job Security
– Living Frugal
Physical Wellness
• Informal
• Formal
Spiritual Wellness
• Believing and Connecting to something larger than you are
• Knowing or figuring out the meaning of your life
• Morals and Values
• Religion
Emotional Wellness
• Angry• Love• Content• Anxious• Mad• Sad• Glad• Happy• Disgusted• Afraid• Guilty• Surprised
Social Wellness
• Relating to others
Cultural Wellness
• Being aware of their own cultural background as well as the diversity and richness present in other cultural backgrounds
• Have an open mind
• Cultural SENSITIVITY!
Environmental Wellness
• Work
• Live
• Play
Intellectual Wellness
• Sharpening the Mind
– Challenging Yourself
– Professional Development
– Brain Teasers
– Learning from Mistakes
Information students want to know
60 65 70 75
Nutrition
Helping those in Distress
Physical Activity
Reducing Stress
Percentage of Students
Students
Emotional Wellness
-Mindfulness Meditation
Social Wellness
-Unwind with Wellness
Physical Wellness
-Wellness Wednesday- Be You Be U
Healthy
Reuben Parrish, MPH, MCHES, CHWC
Assistant Director, Health Education
University of Houston
713-743-5487
