Wellness at Riverside
Healthy’ is the new ‘Happy’- Wellness in Emergency Medicine
Adapted from Being Well in Emergency Medicine: ACEP’s guide to investing in yourself and The Global Wellness Institute
What is wellness?
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According to the Global Wellness Institute, wellness is “the active pursuit of activities, choices and lifestyles that lead to a state of holistic health”. Wellness is a dynamic and multifaceted process. The American College of Emergency Physicians breaks down wellness into a collaboration of multiple individual elements that together embody the overall state of being well. Physician wellness calls for practicing purposeful behaviors for each component of the ‘wellness wheel’ to achieve a more balanced and successful career.
Why is wellness important?
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Simply stated, wellness leads to improved quality of life. Improved quality of life leads to improved well-being. And improved well-being leads to better self-care and patient care. This cycle then propagates and intensifies.
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