Employee Wellness Resources

FINANCIAL WELLNESS Feeling secure in your financial future and making choices to reach financial stability. EMOTIONAL WELLNESS Being aware of your thoughts & emotions and having a healthy ability to deal with life Challenges. OCCUPATIONAL WELLNESS Finding fulfillment in the work you do and maintaining a positive work-life balance. PHYSICAL WELLNESS Having positive habits and routines that prioritize physical activity. balanced diet. sleep. and health care. WELLNESS WHEEL INTELLECTUAL WELLNESS Expanding your knowledge and skills. open to trying new things. and staying curious. SOCIAL WELLNESS Being a part of a community. having meaningful connections. and having a support system to lean on. ENVIRONMENTAL WELLNESS Being able to be and feet physically safe in safe and clean surroundings. SPIRITUAL WELLNESS Possessing a set of guiding beliefs. principles. or values that help give direction to your life.

Wellness is...

an active process through which you become aware of, and make choices towards, a more balanced life
a conscious, self-directed and evolving process of achieving your full potential
a multi-dimensional and whole-self lifestyle
positive and self-affirming

Wellness encompasses 8 mutually interdependent dimensions: physical, intellectual, emotional, social, spiritual, occupational, financial, and environmental.

Physical Wellness involves moving your body, eating healthy, good sleeping habits, managing your stress, and keeping your preventative medical and dental appointments.

Intellectual Wellness is lifetime learning, staying curious, learning new hobbies, being creative, reading, listening to educational podcasts and joining clubs that focus on engaging in intellectual interests.

Emotional Wellness is maintaining a healthy emotional well being, continuously finding ways to manage your stress, asking for help when you need it, taking care of your mental health by seeing a counselor or therapist, getting enough sleep and finding ways to be calm and relaxed.

Social Wellness involves having a support strong social network around you, surrounding yourself with people who provide you love, laughter, compassion and motivation.

Spiritual Wellness is the process of understanding beliefs, values and ethical that help guide you in a wonderful fulfilling life.

Occupational Wellness is recognizing the importance and satisfaction in your work, being enriched by what you do and having a passion for it.

Financial Wellness taking the steps to live within your financial means, planning for the future, learning good money management and sticking to a budget.

Environmental Wellness is taking care of your surroundings, de-cluttering, cleaning up, recycling, removing trash and organizing.

Buffalo City School District

In June 2017, the Buffalo Board of Education approved the District Wellness Policy. The District recognizes that in order to achieve student wellness, well-being and academic success employee wellness must also be stressed, emphasizing the importance of creating a District-wide workplace culture that supports employee health and wellness.