HEALTHY CHANGES:
4 Steps Towards Overall Health
Understanding Your "Total Health"
Total
Health
Assess
Your Total Health
Prioritize
Step 2:
Make the Commitment
Step 3:
Assessment & Goals
Step 4:
ACTION TOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Step 1: UNDERSTANDING YOUR TOTAL HEALTH
Total Health & Wholeness | Assessing Your Total Health | Prioritizing Need
A. Total Health and
Wholeness
(Mental/Emotional, Social, Spiritual, Physical)
The World Health Organization (WHO) states "health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." Others have taken a similar perspective: "health is a quality of life involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual and biological fitness on the part of the individual, which results from adaptations to the environment." These definitions refer to health as a state of well-being. From this understanding the now common term "wellness" originated.
In other words, "becoming healthy" requires more than just caring for your physical body. Your relationship to your family, community, society and culture also has an impact on your health.
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.
FULL Understanding
Understanding your Total Health also includes taking a good hard look at your current state of health and wellness, setting goals for improvement, and then prioritizing those goals.
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