Model of the nine dimensions of wellness
Dimensions of wellness
B-Healthy: Healthy Campus Initiative has adopted an nine-dimension model of wellness to illustrate the interconnectedness of the many aspects of living and how, together,
they contribute to a healthy existence.
Digital
Emotional
Emotional wellness involves effectively managing life’s challenges and building fulfilling
relationships.
Enhance your awareness of your emotions and recognize them as valid reflections of
your experiences
Cultivate the ability to experience and express a broad spectrum of emotions, including
humor, joy, fear, anger, frustration, appreciation, and sadness
Develop skills in assertiveness and handling confrontations
Build a positive self-image through healthy self-esteem
Learn effective strategies for managing stress
Foster, establish, and maintain intimate and loving relationships
Environmental wellness includes eco-friendly considerations, active participation
in recycling and proper disposal of electronics and medicine, energy, fuel and water
conservation and the use of sustainable products.
Recognize how your external environment impacts you
Modify your surroundings to better support and meet your needs
Stay mindful of the ecological and climatic future of your local community, nation
and the world
Financial
Financial wellness is about feeling satisfied with both your current and future financial
situation. Goals for financial wellness:
Develop skills to manage your finances
Learn to handle budgeting, credit cards, checking and savings accounts, investments
and retirement funds
Manage your finances with minimal stress
Work towards achieving both short- and long-term financial goals
Be aware of campus resources available for financial challenges such as food insecurity,
homelessness, economic crises or financial management support
Intellectual
Intellectual wellness involves nurturing your brain health and development through
engaging mental activities. Key goals of intellectual wellness include:
Recognizing and embracing your creative potential
Seeking opportunities to broaden your knowledge and skills
Being receptive to new experiences and ideas
Enhancing your abilities to create, develop, analyze, critique and concentrate
Occupational
Occupational wellness encompasses all aspects of wellbeing pertaining to personal
satisfaction in your job/career. It's about finding balance between work and personal
life and nurturing professional growth. Some aspects of occupational wellness include:
Job satisfaction: Finding work rewarding and using talents and skills at work
Work-life balance: Finding positive ways to handle workplace stress
Emotional well-being: Having a sense of purpose and fulfillment
Personal growth: Engaging in wellness activities like continuing education, skill-building
and personal reflection
Physical
Physical wellness involves understanding the importance of regular exercise, nutritious
food, adequate sleep, and the prevention or management of illness and injury. Goals
for physical wellness:
Make informed decisions regarding your body and sexuality
Develop and maintain healthy eating habits
Practice responsible drinking or choose not to drink
Recognize how insufficient sleep, stress and inactivity impact your health
Understand the effects of food, beverages, drugs and caffeine on your body
Engage in regular physical activity to enhance flexibility, strength and cardiovascular
health
Seek medical care as needed for illness, injury and preventive health
Social
Social wellness is about fostering a sense of connection, belonging and building a
strong support network. Goals for enhancing your social wellness:
Build and maintain meaningful friendships
Interacting with people from various backgrounds and groups
Recognize your role in supporting different communities
Embrace and respect people with diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, races,
ethnicities, religions, socioeconomic statuses and life experiences
Develop a "global consciousness" by acknowledging the interconnectedness of cultural,
global and national issues
Spiritual
Spiritual wellness is defined as expanding a sense of purpose and meaning in life,
including one's morals and ethics. This may include the belief in a higher power,
but spiritual wellness does not have to be aligned with a religion.
Examine your personal values
Reflect on and clarify what you value
Understand how life experiences shape and shift your values
Recognize and appreciate the differences in others' values
Seek to find meaning and purpose in your own life
Cultivate integrity by aligning your actions with your value
