Health (Definition, Dimensions and Appraisal)

1. Health
Prepared By: Ms. Rosalia C. Rosario

2. The Definition of Health According to World
Health Organization
•It is the state of complete
physical, mental, and
social well-being and not
merely the absence of
disease or infirmity.

3. Carl Anderson’s definition of health:
•The quality of physical,
emotional, and mental well
being which enables one to live
effectively and enjoyably.

4. Frederick Kilander defines health as:
•The complete fitness of the
body, soundness of mind, and
the wholesomeness of emotion
which makes possible the
highest quality of effective
living and of service.

5. Dimensions of Health

6. Physical Health
•this component makes the
body systems and organs
function efficiently, have high
level of resistance and
immunity, have muscular
strength, flexibility, and
neuromuscular coordination
and balance.

7. Mental and Emotional Health
•this component which includes the
feelings, thoughts, social behavior, and
identity helps a person cope with
stress successfully; feel good about
oneself and others: accept reality and
appreciate consequences; maintain
self-control, self-discipline, and
emotional stability; accept social roles
and responsibility for behavior; and
establish, comply, and maintain
commitments.

8. Social Health
•this component has something to
do with interacting with others
such as socializing with friends,
relatives, and others in a desirable
way; having friends of all ages;
and accepting responsibility for
others.

9. Health Appraisal
•This refers to a series of procedures to
assess or determine the health status of
the students through the use of teacher’s
observations, screening tests, health
histories or medical records, medical and
dental inspections and psychological tests.
They are dependent upon the cooperative
effort of parents, teachers, physicians,
dentists, health educators, nurses and
others in the school program.

10. School Health Personnel
•School Physician- takes charge of the medical
examination of students, teachers and other
school health personnel.
•School Nurse- assists the physician in
determining the health status of the students and
other school personnel. She is also expected to
plan, organize and administer or manage the
school clinic.
•School Dentist- takes charge of the dental
examinations of students, teachers, and other
school personnel.

11. Duties of the School Health
Personnel
•Health Appraisal
•Health Counselling
•Health Examination
•Follow-up
•Emergency Care Program
•Control of Communicable Diseases

12. Health Examinations
•Dental Examination- This is done by the school
dentist who will give information on proper dental
hygiene and importance of the teeth.
•Medical Examination- this is the final step in
health appraisal with a physical examination and
evaluation made by a physician.
•Screening Test- part of the school’s health
appraisal program that seek to provide for the
students a comprehensive record on their
health.
–A. Vision Test- with the use of Snellen Chart
–B. Hearing Test- whisper test or audiometer
–Height and weight Measurement

13. References:
•PEHM I by Lopez, Beldia and Pangan
•MAPEH I by Perez, Luna and Tomas