Emotional and Physical

What is Emotional and Physical Well-Being?

Emotional well-being is a journey toward increased awareness, expression and acceptance. When your emotional well-being is developed, you will be more open to a wide range of thoughts and feelings in yourself and others. Optimal emotional well-being helps you achieve positive self-esteem, satisfying relationships and resilience to meet life's challenges.

Physical well-being is developed through the combination of beneficial physical activity/exercise and healthy eating habits and avoiding harmful substances. Components of physical well-being include building muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular strength and endurance, and flexibility. Physical well-being is also concerned with developing personal responsibility for your own health care, such as caring for illnesses and knowing one professional medical attention is needed. Developing physical well-being empowers you to be able to monitor your own vital signs and understand your body’s warning signs. You’ll understand and appreciate the relationship between sound nutrition and how your body performs.

Emotional Resources

• Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS) provides mental health and adjustment services to students and consultation to faculty, administrators, and parents of students. Its services are designed to help students understand themselves and their difficulties, and ultimately make healthy choices for their lives.
• Counselor in Residence (CR) program places professionally supervised mental health clinicians directly into the residence halls to address the mental health concerns of residents and Housing and Residence Life staff.
• Psychology and Social Work Clinic offers a range of outpatient psychological services to the university and surrounding community at moderate prices, for which community members and students are eligible.
• Meditation Room located in Alden Library 511A
• Collegiate Recovery Community R.I.S.E. (Recovery to Inspire, Share and Empower) provides support and resources to students in recovery, those seeking recovery, and those impacted by an addictive disorder of a loved one or friend. R.I.S.E. offers two weekly support meetings, relapse protection plans, scholarships, and sober social activities.
• 5 Tips for Managing Emotional Wellness
• Emotional Wellness Toolkit
• 5 Tips To Help Improve Emotional Wellness
• Ten Tips to Take Control of Your Emotions
• Wellness Matters
• Mindfulness Exercises

Physical Resources

On Campus Health Care Services

• Campus Care
• The Drugstore at OU

Athens Area Health Care Services

• OhioHealth O'Bleness Memorial Hospital
• Holzer of Athens

Athens Urgent Care Centers

• OhioHealth Urgent Care Athens
• Holzer Uptown Clinic - Athens
• Holzer at Walmart
• Holzer Athens

Campus Recreation

• Campus Recreation Facilities include the PING Recreations Center, Aquatics Center, Golf Course & Driving Range, Tennis Center, Walter Fieldhouse and Bird Ice Arena
• Fitness and Well-Being Programs provide Group Fitness Classes, Personal Training Services, Special Events, Fitness & Wellness Outreach (FIT for Hire), Instructional programs (Bobcat BarBelles, OHIOFit, Spring Wellness Workshops) and Fitness Certifications
• Outdoor Pursuits offer a Climbing Wall, Equipment Rental, Events, Program Reservations, Skills Clinics, Challenge Program and Trips
• Intramurals and Club Sports has over 30 active Club Sport Organizations, Intramural Sports Registration, Special Events Equipment & Field Rental, and a Sorority & Fraternity League

Nutrition

• Ohio University Culinary Services offers tips for Eating Healthy and a guide to Special Diets.
• Nutrition Counseling is available through the school of Applied Health Sciences and Wellness. The Ohio University Nutrition Treatment Program (NTP) accepts clients who are interested in losing weight, controlling blood sugar, decreasing heart disease risk through diet or just improving overall eating habits. The program includes three one-on-one nutritional counseling sessions with a senior dietetic student. All sessions are supervised by a registered dietitian and are personalized to meet client nutrition goals. Counseling is available to faculty, staff, students and community members. NTP accepts clients who are interested in receiving one-on-one nutrition counseling for various reasons (general healthy eating, weight management, disease prevent or management, healthful vegetarian meal patterns, sports nutrition, etc.)
• Counseling and Psychological Services helps students who may have an eating disorder through its Eating Disorder Support Team. The support team for eating disorders is made up of dietitians, an exercise physiologist, an athletic trainer, physicians, counselors, and psychologists. This multidisciplinary team is designed to provide a comprehensive approach to eating problems.

Alcohol and Other Drugs

• High risk drinking and drug use can lead to serious health consequences. Alcohol's Effect on the Body interferes with the brain’s communication pathways, harms the cardiovascular system and can take a toll on a person’s liver that can lead to cirrhosis.
  
  The misuse of illicit drugs and prescription medications can immediately harm the body and also put a person at risk for addiction. Consequences of Drug Addiction can include lung or heart disease, stroke, cancer, or mental health conditions, to name a few.
• Students can assess their risk for alcohol, marijuana, or prescription drug misuse through ScreenU, an online program that supports alcohol and drug prevention efforts on campus by providing Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). If problematic alcohol or drug use is indicated, ScreenU provides students with recommendations to reduce their risk for experiencing negative consequences related to their use.