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Social and Community Status Resources

Social wellness involves building healthy, nurturing, and supportive relationships as well as fostering genuine connections with those around you. Those with good social health interact with – and can relate to – a variety of people, have positive and meaningful relationships of all kinds, and create a support system of family and friends.

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Understanding Social Wellness

In order to thrive, humans must have relationships. Social wellness builds healthy and positive relationships, fostering genuine connections with those around us.

How relationships support healing

Having been diagnosed with brain cancer, Michael Bischoff found healing through his relationships with his family, friends, and community.

Focus on Social Wellness!

Social wellness is the concept of having healthy relationships with family, friends, and the community. It involves feeling a sense of connection and belonging. Having a strong social support system helps when life becomes stressful.

How to cultivate social wellness

This short animation outlines 16 tips for cultivating social wellness.

Quiz Yourself

Social Capital Quiz

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Take this 26-question quiz from the Greater Good Science Center at University of California, Berkley and Greater Good Magazine to determine if you have the relationships to help cope with challenging times.

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Connection to Humanity

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Do you feel connected as a human being? Here's another quiz from the Greater Good Science Center at University of California, Berkley and Greater Good Magazine. Take the quiz to determine your sense of kinship with humankind.

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