<P> Travis has cited Halbert L. Dunn 's 1961 book , High - Level Wellness as one of the influences which led him to found the Wellness Resource Center . The Center focused on the individual 's overall state of wellbeing and encouraged `` self - directed approaches '' to improving health . In 1975 , he self - published the Wellness Inventory . This utilized a whole - person model , based on a `` Wellness Energy System '' that comprised 12 dimensions , incorporating nutrition , exercise , stress , and the social environment . He first wrote and self - published the Wellness Workbook in 1977 . This was later re-published in collaboration with Regina Ryan , and had sold 175,000 copies by 2005 . In 1979 he was interviewed by Dan Rather on 60 Minutes , which helped to bring the concept of wellness to national attention . </P>
<P> Travis has cited Halbert L. Dunn 's 1961 book , High - Level Wellness as one of the influences which led him to found the Wellness Resource Center . The Center focused on the individual 's overall state of wellbeing and encouraged `` self - directed approaches '' to improving health . In 1975 , he self - published the Wellness Inventory . This utilized a whole - person model , based on a `` Wellness Energy System '' that comprised 12 dimensions , incorporating nutrition , exercise , stress , and the social environment . He first wrote and self - published the Wellness Workbook in 1977 . This was later re-published in collaboration with Regina Ryan , and had sold 175,000 copies by 2005 . In 1979 he was interviewed by Dan Rather on 60 Minutes , which helped to bring the concept of wellness to national attention . </P>
what was one of the early wellness models published
what was one of the early wellness models published
Halbert L. Dunn 's 1961 book , High - Level Wellness
Halbert L. Dunn 's 1961 book , High - Level Wellness