Wellness and Recreational Programs

Mission Statement
Wellness is an expanded idea of health and means more than absence from disease. True wellness is determined by the decisions you make about how to live your life with vitality and meaning. There are six interactive dimensions of wellness that continually influence one another:

1. Physical
   • American College of Sports Medicine
   • Center for Disease Control
   • National Institues of Health
   • Web MD
2. Social
   • Community Action Network
   • Definitions of Wellness
   • The Center For International Education
3. Spiritual
   • Campus Christian Center
   • Spiritual Wellness
   • Wellness: Spiritual Wellness
4. Environmental
   • SENS
   • Department of Health and Human Services
   • Environmental Protection Agency
5. Emotional
   • Dr. Andrew Weil, M.D
   • Insight Journal
6. Intellectual
   • Global Health Council
   • World Health Organization

Additional Resources

• Dimensions of Wellness (Eastern Michigan University)
• Healthy People 2010

Results of the National College Health Assessment survey:

• Wellness Calendar for Berea College
• NCHA-II 2008 Berea College Survey
• Berea BMI Survey

Resources:

Nutrition Fact Web Sites

• Calorie Count Database
• Calorie King
• Diabetes at Work
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
• My Pyramid
• The Vegetarian Resource Group