Health

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What is health?

Health is the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit. It is also defined as a state that is free from injury or disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as "a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." [1]

Categories of health

The concept of health is often categorized into three major categories:

Notes

  1. http://www.who.int/about/definition/en/print.html