Medical Wellness, as defined by the Medical Wellness Association, is the practice of health and medical care relating to wellness outcomes. The more specific definition of medical wellness is: an approach to delivering health care that considers multiple influences on a person’s health and consequently multiple modalities for treating and preventing disease as well as promoting optimal well-being.
Dimensions of Wellness: Medical Wellness
Medical wellness is an approach for delivering health care that considers the multiple influences on a person’s health. Accordingly, there are multiple options for treating and preventing disease.
Further, medical wellness:
- Provides a balanced, appropriate application of wellness practices within the clinical setting that are based on evidence-based practices.
- Promotes a cross-disciplinary approach to patient care, based on informed consent and decision support between the practitioner and patient.
- Establishes a foundation for dialogue and collaboration between conventional and complementary practices with the primary goal of promoting optimal health and well-being.
- Promotes the development and application of professional standards for wellness practices across clinical practices