This photograph displays two signs advertising practices that improve physical health posted at the Ayala Science Library. These signs depict the dimension of physical health because they are encouraging lifestyle changes, which help avoid future health problems (p.11). By advocating for taking the stairs and not smoking, our school is trying to improve the cardiovascular health, a large component of physical health (p.12). Unfortunately, the need for UC Irvine to actively promote these practices might indicate that our campus community is not innately advancing their physical health. This can suggest that our community might need more education on health promotion and wellness. Regardless of the current situation, our school is doing an outstanding job to help improve physical health and overall wellness by posting reminders and signs around campus.
This photograph was taken on Ring Road during club boothing hours and demonstrates our school’s commitment to promoting social health. The dimension of social health is centered on building
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A key trait of emotional health is characterizing and managing your own emotions (p. 41). The Counseling Center embodies this dimension of health because it provides the community with resources to both identify and manage emotions. The photograph displays one of the many tools the Counseling Center uses to help educate, the bulletin board, suggesting that our campus has a large need for these services. The center is constantly providing the community with programs and workshops to help students with their emotional health. This indicates that many members of the community are working on their emotional health and overall wellness and use resources to help better themselves. It might also suggest that our campus needs to have more resources that help with emotional health