Concept of health I

Concept of health

1. CONCEPT OF HEALTH AND DISEASE PART I UNIT I

2. 1948 WHO definition of health “A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” – WHO Constitution

3. Physical wellbeing is the ability to maintain a healthy quality of life that allows us to get the most out of our daily activities without undue fatigue or physical stress. Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. Social well-being can be defined as an individual's appraisal of their social relationships.

4. A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity

5. Operational definition of health In a broad sense, health can be seen as " a condition or quality of the human organism expressing the adequate functioning of the organism in given conditions, genetic or environmental "

6. In a narrow sense - one more useful for measuring purposes - health means: a) there is no obvious evidence of disease, and that a person is functioning normally, i.e., conforming within normal limits of variation to the standards of health criteria generally accepted for one's age, sex, community, and geographic region; and b) the several organs of the body are functioning adequately in themselves and in relation to one another, which implies a kind of equilibrium or homeostasis a condition relatively stable but which may vary as human beings adapt to internal and external stimuli.

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