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May Mental Health Awareness Family Challenge!

May 1 – 31, 2022

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Mental Health Awareness Month Family Wellness Challenge! 

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! We know mental health is strongly linked with overall health. For the month of May consider joining our May Family Wellness Challenge to boost your family’s overall health

 

Here’s how to enter: 

  • Register your family above.
  • Review the Health & Wellness Resource Page as a family
  • Snap a photo of you and your family completing up to 7 of the wellness activities listed below
  • Send your photos to healthyhabits4h2021@gmail.com with the subject line “Family Wellness Challenge-Your last name”
  • Your name will be entered into a drawing to win one of 5 state park passes! Choose to do between 1-7 activities to increase your chances of winning!

 

This will enter you for a chance to win a 2022 Delaware State Park Pass, good at any Delaware State Park through November 2022!

*must have an in-state vehicle to be eligible for this prize.

Up to 5 winners will be chosen!

*each activity completed will increase your chances of winning!*

 

*Tip: you can combine some of these wellness challenges, but still need separate photos for entry!*

 

Social Wellness: Relating and connecting to others by engaging in the community and building and being a part of supportive social networks.

May family activity: Write a card to a neighbor introducing your family, complimenting their garden, or just saying hello! Snap a photo of your card.

 

Emotional Wellness: Understanding and coping with feelings and emotions through a positive attitude and strong sense of self.

May family activity: Have a family relax day outdoors! Sunshine is great to boost our mood. Grab a picnic blanket or park bench, a good book for everyone, and just lounge! Snap a photo of your relaxing scene.

 

Physical Wellness: Maintaining a healthy body through smart diet and activity choices.

May family activity: Try out a recipe together! Check out: Recipes | Cooperative Extension | University of Delaware Snap a photo of your finished product.

 

Intellectual Wellness: Being open to new experiences and ideas by creatively, curiously and critically thinking and seeking out new challenges.

May family activity: Decide on a new skill you have been wanting to learn more about- this can be cooking related, gardening, arts, or sports. Snap a photo of your new skill. 

 

Professional/Educational Wellness: Professionally, or in school, you should have fulfillment in your work. There is also a balance between work and leisure.

May family activity: Each family member completes one of SMART goal using the SMART goal article on our website for either their education or career goals.

 

Spiritual Wellness: Establishing peace and harmony in our lives by demonstrating an individual purpose and reflecting your values and beliefs in your actions.

May family activity: Decide on three core family values and post them in a common place of your home. Some ideas include; respect, love, honesty, etc. Snap a photo of your three core values. 

 

Environmental Wellness: Taking care of both the global environment as well as your immediate personal environment through sustainable practices and organization skills.

May family activity: Take a hike or stroll! May brings nicer weather, get in tune with your environment by checking out a local, county, or state park, or simply getting out for a walk in your neighborhood! Snap a photo enjoying the surroundings.

 

This contest is brought to you by:

 

This program is made possible through the  Delaware Division of Public Health Tobacco Prevention Community Contract. Funding for the contract is provided  by the Delaware Health Fund and managed by the American  Lung Association in Delaware.

 

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Start: May 1, 2022
End: May 31, 2022
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension


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