What are the six dimensions of health? How can each dimension be maintained?
The six dimensions of health, and how they can be maintained, are as follows:
1) Physical: eat nutritious food, exercise regularly, practice illness and accident prevention, and avoid harmful behaviors and substances.
2) Psychological: develop awareness and acceptance of feelings, express emotions appropriately, function independently, and develop coping mechanisms for stress.
3) Spiritual: identify basic purpose in life, learn how to experience love, joy, peace, and fulfillment, and practice devotion to others' needs.
4) Social: participate and contribute to community, live in harmony with others, develop positive interdependent relationships, and practice healthy sexual behaviors.
5) Intellectual: increase ability to think and learn from life experience, be open to new ideas, and increase capacity to question and evaluate all types of information.
6) Environmental: protect from dangers in the air, water, and soil, as well as in products used.
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