This document discusses the dimensions of health, including physical, emotional, social, mental, and spiritual health. It defines health as a state of complete well-being, not just the absence of disease. Wellness is described as a balance across all dimensions that contributes to overall feeling of wellness. The dimensions of health are interrelated and influence each other. Maintaining good health habits, like regular exercise, a healthy diet, avoiding drugs and getting enough sleep, can help lessen illness and support well-being.

1. HEALTH 7
Week 1

2. What I
Know
about
What I want
to know
about
What I expect
to LEARN
from this
lesson
Health
Wellness

3. HEALTH
is a state of complete physical, mental,
and social well-being and not merely
the absence of disease or infirmity, and
the ability to lead a socially and
economically productive life.

4. WELLNESS
is the quality of life that includes physical,
mental, emotional, family, social, and spiritual
health. It is also defined as a healthy balance
of the mind, body and spirit that results in an
overall feeling of well-being or as “an active
process of becoming aware of and making
choices toward a more successful existence.”

5. HOLISTIC HEALTH
refers to the interconnectedness of
different dimensions that contribute
to the overall well-being of an
individual.

6. WHAT ARE THE DIMENSIONS OF
HEALTH?

7. PHYSICAL HEALTH
• Generally, is the condition of the body. Also defined as the absence
of disease and disability; functioning adequately from the
perspective of physical and physiological abilities; the biological
integrity of the individual.
• Physical health serves as a foundation for achieving wellness in
other dimensions. Improvement of other health dimensions of
health will be difficult until basic physical needs, such as food,
shelter, clothing, and protection from dangers, are met.

8. EMOTIONAL HEALTH
• The ability to feel and express human emotions, give and receive
love, achieve sense of fulfilment and purpose in life, and develop
psychological hardiness.
• A sign of good emotional health is expression and control of
emotions. This requires understanding of one’s emotion and
knowing how to cope and manage stressors and problems that we
endure in everyday life.

9. SOCIAL HEALTH
• The ability of an individual to perform the
expectations of our roles effectively, comfortably,
with pleasure, and without harming others. It is also
defined as the ability to effectively interact with
others through maintaining intimacy and showing of
respect and tolerance.

10. MENTAL HEALTH
• Encompasses the intellectual processes of
reasoning, analysis, evaluation, curiosity, humor,
alertness, creativity, logic, learning, and memory. It
is also includes striving for continued personal
growth, willingness to learn and use new
information effectively for personal, family, and
career development.

11. SPIRITUAL HEALTH
• The deep level of faith, hope, and commitment in
relation to a well-defined worldview or belief system
providing a sense of meaning and purpose to one’s
existence. It offers an ethical path to personal
fulfilment that includes connectedness with oneself,
others, and a higher or larger reality.

12. PRACTICING GOOD HEALTH HABITS LESSENS THE
CHANCES OF ACQUIRING ILLNESS AND HELPS THE
BODY STAY WELL. GOOD HEALTH HABITS INCLUDE
THE FOLLOWING.
 Have a regular exercise. Teens should get 60 minutes or
more of physical activity a day.
 Eating three meals a day, each at a regular time.
 Getting 8-9 of sleep each night
 Avoiding drugs, tobacco, and alcohol
 Staying at a recommended level of weight

13. Physical
Example:
Diseases