HEALTHY CHANGES:
4 Steps Towards Overall Health
Step 1:
Understanding Your "Total Health"
Step 2:
Make the Commitment
Step 3:
Assessment & Goals
Step 4:
ACTION TOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Mental/Emotional
Health
Social
Health
Spiritual
Health
Physical
Health
Step 4: ACTION TOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Mental/Emotional Health | Social Health | Spiritual Health | Physical Health
Total Health and Wholeness: TOOLS FOR CHANGE
By following the steps in Holy Healthy UMC, you should now have a clearer understanding of the Vision of the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church, and the health and wellness resources available to you in your journey towards a healthier lifestyle. You also should now have an idea of the health and wellness challenges you may face personally, and have made a commitment to overcoming them.
This section was created to provide you personal tools and resources for success in each of the four areas of "Total Health". In the Assessment and Goal Setting section, you were asked to identify the areas of your life and health that need improvement. Now we offer you a variety of resources to choose from to begin to make those improvements. What works for you may not work for someone else, so go through the resources carefully, and keep a personal record of those that are most effective for you.
Click one or more of the links to go directly to the section where you wish to begin. Good luck!
Mental / Emotional Health
Mental health, as defined by the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health,
"refers to the successful performance of mental function, resulting
in productive activities, fulfilling relationships with other people, and
the ability to adapt to change and cope with adversity."
Social Health
Social health refers to people who are socially well having the ability
to interact with others. They develop and cultivate close friendships and
can interact with people of different backgrounds, lifestyles, and abilities.
They recognize the necessity for personal time, and budget this into their
schedule accordingly.
Spiritual Health
For the Christian, it is impossible to be truly healthy if our spiritual
lives are not full and complete. We are not only flesh and blood, but spirit
and soul, needing the grace of God just as much as the fish need water in
which to live.
Physical Health
Physical health can be described as a combination of the absence of illness,
the ability to cope with everyday activities, physical fitness, and high
quality of life; freedom from pain in the physical body, having attained
a state of well-being.
INSPIRATION CORNER
Let me hear of your steadfast love in the morning, for in you I put my trust. Teach me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
Psalm 143:8
You are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and
abounding in steadfast love.
Nehemiah 9:17
Keep Your Records
We recommend that you use a standard 3- ring binder to keep all your information
together. Be sure to fill out the Personal Assessment Form and place it
in your 3-ring binder so you’ll know right where it is. Include your
Food and Stress Diaries, copies of any articles, recipes, exercise plans,
etc. that you find on your journey towards better health!