Difference between revisions of "Health"
From Healthcarepedia
(→What is health?) |
m |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
=What is health?= | =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 in its broader sense in its 1948 constitution as "a state of complete [[physical]], [[mental]], and [[social well-being]] and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. | + | 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 in its broader sense in its 1948 constitution as "a state of complete [[physical]], [[mental]], and [[social well-being]] and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." <ref>http://www.who.int/about/definition/en/print.html</ref> |
=Categories of health= | =Categories of health= | ||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
*[[Mental health]] or [[Behavioral health]] | *[[Mental health]] or [[Behavioral health]] | ||
*[[Social well-being]] | *[[Social well-being]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | =Notes= | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
Revision as of 03:00, 7 February 2017
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 in its broader sense in its 1948 constitution 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 main categories:
