Well-being Wheel
At Western, we care about health and wellness and how it helps students thrive. ​We are here to support each student to find their unique pathway on their life-long well-being journey.​
Well-being is:
Developing my identity and living as my authentic self.​
Making lifelong healthy choices.​
Learning and applying skills to meet my own physical, social, spiritual, intellectual, occupational, financial, emotional, and environmental needs.​
Demonstrating resilient behavior, including the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful when faced with obstacles and challenging situations; including the ability to adapt and be flexible when responding to change.​
Addressing external factors within communities, systems, and organizations that impact health/wellness.
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ Well-being Wheel is one of the ways that we can assess our own overall well-being. There are many factors that can impact a person's well-being, and the wheel helps us examine each area.
Individual Level (Middle Sections surrounding Identity)
- Enhance holistic student success
- Support balance between multiple determinants of well-being
- Encourage healthy behaviors and build skills for navigating life
- Identify needs for support and intervene early to connect people to resources and services
University and Community Level (Outer Gold Ring)
- Ensure policies and institutional practices support health for all
- Change the environment and culture to be more conducive to comprehensive well-being
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍøÖ±²¥ Well-Being Wheel Definitions (PDF download)