The document discusses whole-person wellness and optimal aging. It defines whole-person wellness as a multidimensional approach to health that leads to quality of life and well-being. The document outlines dimensions of wellness, including emotional, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, and vocational. It summarizes research showing that regular physical activity, social support, and lifelong learning are associated with successful aging. The overall message is that optimizing health and wellness requires addressing multiple dimensions of a person simultaneously.

1. ENERGIZE YOUR LIFE: WHOLE-PERSON WELLNESS FOR OPTIMAL AGING
Jan Montague, President

2. Why Whole-Person Wellness?
Whole Person Wellness
ROI & ROE
Research Evidence
Health Costs
What We Want
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3. Whole-Person Wellness
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Multidimensional, positive health leading to a satisfying quality of life and a sense of well-being
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4. What Energizes You?
Meaning
•Calling
•Purpose
Play
•Laughter
•Fun
Joy
•Movement
•Friends
Love
•People
•Life
Engagement
•Multiple Dimensions
Creativity
•Gifts, Skills, Talents
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5. Optimal Aging
…Implies that no matter what state of health the person is in, one may still seek to optimize one’s capabilities or satisfaction with life.
Adapted from Baltes & Baltes 1990 and Walsh 1993
The capacity to function across many domains- physical, functional, cognitive, emotional, social, and spiritual – to one’s satisfaction and in spite of one’s medical conditions.
Kenneth Brummel-Smith, MD. 2007
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6. When you know better….
You do better.
Maya Angelou
The Whole-Person Wellness Story
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7. High Level Wellness
An integrated method of functioning which is oriented toward maximizing the potential of which the individual is capable of functioning within the environment.
Halbert L. Dunn, MD, PhD 1959
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8. National Wellness Institute
Emotional
Intellectual
Physical
Social
Spiritual
Vocational
Bill Hettler, MD 1976 National Wellness Institute, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, WI
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Exercise Training and Nutritional Supplementation for Physical Frailty in Very Elderly People.
Maria Fiatarone, M.D. et. al.
New England Journal of Medicine
330:1769-1775, 1994
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Overview
100 Frail Nursing Home Residents
Age Range: 72 – 98
10 Week Study
Every Participant Had Some Sort of Medical Condition
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Findings
94% Completed the Study
The Strength Training Group
Muscle Strength Increase - 113%
Gait Velocity Increase - 11.8%
Nutritional Supplement Group No Effect
The REAL Story-A Ha!
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Benchmark Research
The MacArthur Foundation Study Of Aging In America
John W. Rowe, M.D. and Robert Kahn, Ph.D.
Successful Aging
1998
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Maintaining Mental Function
Regular Physical Activity
Strong Social Support System
Lifelong Intellectual/Vocational Activities
Self-Efficacy
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Social Connectedness
Isolation (Actual or Perceived)—Is A Powerful Risk Factor For Poor Health
The More People Participate In Social Relationships, The Better Their Overall Health.
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Physical Activity
Benefits Overall Health
Strength, Endurance, Flexibility, Mood
Coronary Heart Disease
High Blood Pressure
Colon and Rectal Cancer
Diabetes and Related Problems
Arthritis
Osteoporosis
Falls and Balance
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16. Successful Aging
Actively Participate In Personal Wellness
Ability To Adapt and Re-Invent
Resiliency
Societies (Group and Individuals) Play a Vital Role
Findings from Research Sponsored by the AARP Foundation 2002
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17. Gallup Research
“Thriving Wellbeing results from the combination and interaction of the following:
Our love for what we do each day,
The quality of our relationships,
The security of our finances,
The vibrancy of our physical health,
Pride in contributions to our communities.
Strengths Finder 2.0 Well-Being, Rath & Harter 2010
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18. Jan’s A-Ha!
Cincinnati Magazine, 1979
Western-Southern, 1980
Walking Study, 1990
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20. Wellness Dimensions
Social: fosters meaningful interactions within a diverse community.
Physical: promotes personal health and safety.
Spiritual: encourages a life of meaning, value, and purpose.
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21. Wellness Dimensions
Emotional: facilitates an awareness and acceptance of one’s feelings.
Intellectual: stimulates creativity, the use of one’s mind, and learning.
Vocational: encurages the pursuit of one’s calling, being a good giver and receiver.
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22. Personal Wellness “Drivers”
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Deficit
Strength
Don’t Want
Want
Fear & Scare
Hope & Optimism
What’s Wrong
What’s Right
Number / Label
Whole Person
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23. Whole-Person Wellness Culture
Everyone
Everywhere
Everything
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24. Making Wellness Simple
Greeting (Emotional)
Smiling (Social)
Walking (Physical)
Asking and Listening (Intellectual)
Giving Time (Vocational)
Inspirational Messages (Spiritual)
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25. Steps to Whole-Person Wellness
Think Well,
Act Well,
Be Well
Jan Montague
1.Visualize whole-person wellness.
2.Identify strengths.
3.Create a wellness environment.
4.Define action steps.
5.Be Well
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26. Change In Perspective
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27. The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change
Drs. James Prochaska, C.C. DeClemente, & J. C. Norcross. In Search Of How People Change. American Psychologist, 47 1102-1114. (1992)
Successful Aging, John Rowe, MD, and Robert Kahn, PhD, 1998
Wellbeing: The Five Essential Elements, Tom Rath and Jim Harter, 2010
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Jan Montague | President 949-468-9201| jmontague.wpwi@gmail.com
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