Health is a very vast concept that cannot be treated in a nutshell out of the narrow perspective of the absence of diseases. Health is a concept that should be looked as a whole together because it is the result of the simulgation of various factors such as physical, emotional, mental, and social factors. Here, we have attempted to provide different aspect and where it stands.
1. World Health Organization (WHO) Definition
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
2.Physical Health.
Physical health is a state of an objective condition of body similar to absence of chronic diseases, ability to perform day today work, level of fitne
3. Mental Health.
Mental health is a state of emotional and psychological well-being and a person who is mentally healthy is able to function his normal activities well, is productive and is able to contribute to his community.
4. Emotional Health.
Emotional health is the capacity to recognize one owns feelings and to control them and to bear his feelings and communicate themselves appropriately.
5. Social Health.
Social health is the ability of an individual to conduct a successful social interaction that is they are able to develop appropriate communication among them, able to derive a lot of satisfaction among them, they develop appropriate mechanism to handle the social environment among them and the most credit is that they receive a lot of social support in the society where they live.
6. Holistic Health.
It is the concept that health in itself is a combination of physical, emotional and spiritual factors themselves and they are interconnected so that they bring about a good healthy state together and not independently.
7.in relation to the public’s Health.
It is the organized community effort aimed at the prevention of disease prolongation life and the assurance of physical well-being through the application of the guidelines of epidemiology.
8.Environmental Health.
A branch of public health that focuses on the relationship between people and their environment, in order to make sure that an adequate standard of living is existent where safe living-space promotes health.
9.Occupational Health:
It considers the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental, and social well-being of all workers in all occupations.
10.Spiritual Health:
An experience of connection to others and a higher source that may have regard to a search of meaning and purpose in life which generally adds worth to life as a whole.
11.Health Equity:
The notion that everybody ought to be allowed fair opportunity for reaching their best health level by acting onthese guidelines rife with meaning for social justice and provision of equal resources.
12.Health Literacy:
The ability to obtain, process, and understand health information and services necessary to make health decisions for oneself.
13.Preventive Health:
Medical practices to prevent diseases and promote health such as vaccination, screening, and adaptations in lifestyle.
14.Chronic Disease Management
: The process of joint efforts of patients and their providers to manage chronic conditions with a view to their overall good health and quality of life.
15.Resilience in Health:
The ability to recover very quickly from hardships and adapt well to daunting circumstances, thus promoting health and well-being.
16.Quality of Life:
An individual’s general contentment with life and feeling of well-being throughout physical, social, and emotional aspects of health.
17. Health is a Dynamic State
The concept of health cannot just be understood as a fixed entity, rather it is a process that is subject to the choices of the individual and external social conditions.
18. Cultural Perspective on Health
The definition of health is also affected by charity work. Caught up in these perceptions are cultural contexts which influence health.
19. Sustained Health
The ideology that health is to be maintained especially not only for the individual alone but also for the community and for Ilan*****.
20. Health in the Digital Age
As a form of health, the use of technology and digital resources like telehealth, health-related mobile applications and the use of social networks, etc. in relation to changing attitudes and behaviors regarding health.
Conclusion
These varying concepts add to serve the purpose of showing that health is also a complex and dynamic condition. There may be such aspects as physical, mental, emotional and social which affect the overall wellness of a person. The recognition of those paradigms is beneficial when it comes to notions for the improvement of health, control of illness and treatment as a whole. Nevertheless, as the society develops so does the medical definition of health.
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