The World of Wellness and the Wellness of the World
Presented at the Symposium on Adolescent Health
Best Western Bridgewood Resort
Neenah, Wisconsin 2-5-2010
World of Wellness
Bill Hettler's Definition of Wellness
Wellness is an active process through which
people
become aware of, and make choices toward, a more successful existence.
(Click on any triangle below for a short definition of that wellness dimension.)
Worksite Wellness Resources
| American Institute of Preventive Medicine | American Journal of Health Promotion | WELCOA |
| National Wellness Institute | American College of Sports Medicine | CDC |
Wellness of the World
OK, What about the Wellness of the World?
And What about the Stars and Space?
Carl Sagan has a short message for us!
AIR
| EPA proposes stricter limits on smog pollutants | EPA to Overhaul Air Pollution Standards |
| Groups Challenge Weak Air Pollution | WHO challenges world to improve air quality |
POTABLE
WATER
| Ground Water and Drinking Water | Water Quality Standards |
| U.S. States Face Water Shortage | Water Shortages in Southeast United States |
SUSTAINABLE FARMING
| Sustainable Agriculture SARE | Sustainable Table |
| National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) | Central Rivers Farmshed |
NATURAL SPACES
| Project NatureConnect | Ecotherapy and Nature |
| Children & Nature Network (C&NN) | Brian Luke Seaward, Ph.D |
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
| Northeast Sustainable Energy Association | California Center for Sustainable Energy (CCSE) |
| Institute for Sustainable Energy | Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) |
TOXIC MATERIAL DISPOSAL
| Handling Wastes | The Story of Stuff |
| George Carlin on Stuff | EPA Information Resources |
But, You already know this stuff!
SO, WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
| Leadership | Act | Educate | Join II |
| Vote | Join | Love | Love II |
Resources
WARNING!!!
What information consumes is rather obvious: it consumes the attention of of its recipients.
Hence a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention, and a need to allocate that attention efficiently among the overabundance of information sources that might consume it.
Herbert Simon
Scientific American, September 1995, Page 201From a Poem by Edgar A. Guest: Sermons We See
I'd rather see a sermon than hear
one any day;
I'd rather one should walk with me than merely show the way.
The eye's a better pupil, And more willing than the ear;
Fine counsel is confusing, But example's always clear.
I soon can learn to do it, If you'll let me see it done;
I can see your hands in action, But your tongue too fast may run;
And the lectures you deliver, May be very fine and true;
But I'd rather get my lesson, By observing what you do.
For I may misunderstand you, And the high advice you give,
But there's no misunderstanding how you act and how you live.
Poem by Edgar A. Guest
