Exploration should include

defining lifestyle
explaining factors that influence wellness and lifestyle, such as
- intellectual
- psychological
- emotional
- cultural (e.g., ethnicity, family traditions/values)
- social (e.g., peer pressure)
- spiritual
- behavioral
- financial
explaining the relationship between financial health and physical and mental wellness (i.e., the effects of economic resources on one’s quality of nutrition, health care, sleep, stress level, and chronic disease prevention).

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

Communication

What communication skills are needed to explore factors that contribute to wellness?

Leadership

Management

Teacher Resources:

Social Determinants of Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Operation Supplement Safety, Uniformed Services University, Consortium for Health and Military Performance (CHAMP)
Health Education, Student Health Services, George Mason University
Student Health and Wellness, University of Virginia
Hokie Wellness, Virginia Tech