This document outlines the six components of health: physical, social, emotional, mental, environmental, and spiritual. It defines each component and provides examples. Achieving balance across all six components leads to overall well-being. Factors like heredity, social relationships, culture, and environment can also influence a person's health. Maintaining health requires knowledge, making positive lifestyle changes, and having the right attitude.

1. “Types of Health”

2. ◦A state of well-being in which all
of the components of health are
in balance

3. ◦ Physical
◦ Social
◦ Emotional
◦ Mental
◦ Environmental
◦ Spiritual

4. ◦ The way your body functions
 Eating a balanced diet
 Exercise regularly
 Avoid tobacco, alcohol and drugs
 Free of disease

5. ◦ Respecting others
◦ Having supportive relationships
◦ Expressing needs to others

6. ◦ Expressing your emotions in a +, non-destructive way
◦ Ask for help when sad

7. ◦ High self-esteem
◦ Enjoy trying new things
◦ Free of mental illness

8. ◦ Access to clean air and water
◦ Having a clean and un-crowded living space
◦ Recycling and using recycled materials

9. ◦ Having a sense of purpose in life
◦ Following morals and values
◦ Feeling a unity w/others
◦ Religion/beliefs

10.  The achievement of a person’s best
in all 6 components of health “types
of health”

11. ◦ Hereditary influences
 Traits from your parents
◦ Social influences
 Relationships from other people
◦ Cultural influences
 Asian cultures eat rice and seafood
◦ Environmental influences
 Pollution

12.  Knowledge:
◦ Health literacy: the knowledge of health information needed to
make good choices about your health
 Lifestyle:
◦ Make behavioral changes in your lifestyle
 i.e.: eat healthy and nutritious foods, exercise regularly, always wear
your seat belt
 Attitude
◦ Way of thinking
◦ Self-esteem: persons confidence, pride, and self-respect

14. For Spiritual I put pictures of
Buddha, a cross and someone
doing Yoga because Spiritual
health means different things
for different people. It can
be what your religion is or
your beliefs.