Wolf Wellness is a collaborative endeavor of campus wellness programs and opportunities that address the six dimension model of wellness including: physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual and occupational.
Wolf Wellness raises awareness by providing students with concerted personal wellness opportunities that will better ensure their well-being and overall success. The goal is for students, to Go West, and upon arrival, be well, stay well and do well, and upon graduation day, to go well.
The mission of the University of West Georgia Wellness Committee is to enhance organizational health and wellness by fostering interest and encouraging all students, faculty, and staff to initiate and expand healthier lifestyles, provide and support diverse wellness programs and initiatives across campus to meet a wide range of personal health needs, recognize students, faculty, and staff for participating in healthier lifestyles activities, decrease absenteeism due to illness and stress, and develop a positive culture that is focused on celebrating and improving the quality of life for all.
To work collaboratively and in conjunction with campus partners to address all dimensions of wellness to make the University of West Georgia the healthiest campus it can be.
Physical Wellness
- Practicing positive nutrition
- Maintaining healthy physical fitness
- Adequate sleep habits
- Avoidance of harmful substances
- Responsible alcohol use
- Responsible sexual behavior
- Practicing preventive self-care
- Knowing when to seek treatment
Emotional Wellness
- Coping positively with stress
- Expressing feelings appropriately
- Dealing with disappointments
- Adjusting to change
- Exhibiting positive self-esteem
- Demonstrating positive life coping skills
- Being aware and willing to seek help
Social Wellness
- Demonstrating positive relationships with others
- Being connected and engaged
- Demonstrating respect and appreciation for differences
- Seeking opportunities to contribute positively to community
- Willingness to be a responsible bystander
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Intellectual Wellness
- Being curious
- Seeking new knowledge
- Engaging in creative thought and expression
- Being open to new ideas and concepts
- Embracing possibilities
- Finding humor
- Applying knowledge and skills
Occupational Wellness
- Seeking career guidance
- Maximizing opportunities to grow professionally
- Forming positive professional networks
- Capitalizing on strengths and natural abilities
- Developing positive professional attitudes and dispositions
Spiritual Wellness
- Seeking meaning and purpose in life
- Living beyond the individual self
- Striving for personal and collective harmony
- Living with a higher level of consciousness
- Seeking inner peace and contentment
- Drawing on strength beyond self
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