Holistic Wellness Framework Explorer¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 10: Substances - Effects and Safer Choices.
Type: graph-model
**sim-id:** holistic-wellness-framework-explorer<br/>
**Library:** vis-network<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy Level: Analyze (L4)
Bloom Verb: examine, organize, distinguish
Learning objective: Students examine the four connected dimensions of a
holistic Indigenous wellness framework (physical, mental, emotional,
spiritual), and distinguish how substance use disorder can reflect
disruption across more than one dimension rather than a single isolated
cause.
Node types:
1. Central node (circle): "Balance / Wellness"
2. Four dimension nodes (colored quadrant shapes): "Physical," "Mental,"
"Emotional," "Spiritual"
3. Four disruption nodes (one per dimension, muted color): short example
of how substance use can disrupt that specific dimension
4. Four protective-practice nodes (one per dimension, green): a specific
protective practice connected to restoring that dimension (e.g.,
ceremony for Spiritual, counseling/talking circles for Emotional)
Edge types:
- "Part Of" (dimension node to central node)
- "Can Be Disrupted By Substance Use" (dimension node to its disruption
node)
- "Restored Through" (dimension node to its protective-practice node)
Layout: Medicine-wheel-inspired circular layout with the four dimensions
arranged evenly around the central "Balance/Wellness" node, disruption and
protective nodes branching outward from each dimension
Interactive features:
- Hover any node: one-sentence description
- Click a dimension node: infobox explains that dimension's meaning within
a holistic wellness framework
- Click a disruption node: infobox gives a specific, respectful example
grounded in chapter text
- Click a protective-practice node: infobox names the practice and its
documented protective value
- Drag, zoom, and pan enabled
Legend: color key distinguishing dimensions, disruption nodes, and
protective-practice nodes
Implementation: vis-network circular/radial layout; all infobox text
reviewed for respectful, non-stereotyping language; content emphasizes
that this is one widely-taught holistic framework among Indigenous
nations, not a single monolithic Indigenous view.