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Dimensions of Wellness
If wellness is multidimensional, what are the dimensions of wellness? The most commonly described sub-dimensions are the following:
1. Social Wellness
2. OccupationalWellness
3. Spiritual Wellness
4. Physical Wellness
5. Intellectual Wellness
6. Emotional Wellness
7. Environmental Wellness
8. Financial Wellness
9. Mental Wellness10. Medical Wellness
Vocational Wellness and Environmental Wellness are not personal in nature, but a person's working and physical environments are factors that influence personal wellness. Researchis necessary to clearly establish the relationship among the sub-dimensions. While the exact dimensions of wellness could be debated, we believe the ones listed here make up a good list.Ultimately, the dimensions of wellness all fall into two broader categories, being mental and physical. This is critical to note, as the mental or emotional component is often overlooked as focus on such mainstaples as physical fitness and chronic disease risk factors. In order to achieve a state of wellness in our own lives or try to guide others to it, we must pay due diligence to each of the dimensions.We may not all be physically fit or free from disease; we can, however, strive for increased wellness by working with what we’ve been dealt.
Medical Wellness

Medical Wellness, as defined by theMedical Wellness Association, is the practice of health and medical care relating to wellness outcomes.  The more specific definition of medical wellness is: an approach to delivering health care thatconsiders multiple influences on a person's health and consequently multiple modalities for treating and preventing disease as well as promoting optimal well-being.
Medical wellness is an approachfor delivering health care that considers the multiple influences on a person's health. Accordingly, there are multiple options for treating and preventing disease.
Further, medical wellness:
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