{"id":12627,"date":"2024-07-25T21:46:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T13:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/net-trends.com\/?p=12627"},"modified":"2024-07-25T21:46:13","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T13:46:13","slug":"health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/net-trends.com\/news\/health\/","title":{"rendered":"Health\u00a0is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity of 1 or more people."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Health<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0Hlth can be promoted by encouraging hlthful activities, such as regular\u00a0physical exercise<\/a>\u00a0and adequate sleep,\u00a0and by reducing or avoiding unhealthful activities or situations, such as\u00a0smoking<\/a>\u00a0or excessive\u00a0stress<\/a>.

Some factors affecting hlth are due to\u00a0individual choices<\/a>, such as whether to engage in a high-risk behavior, while others are due to\u00a0structural<\/a>\u00a0causes, such as whether the society is arranged in a way that makes it easier or harder for people to get necessary healthcare services.

Still, other factors are beyond both individual and group choices, such as\u00a0genetic disorders<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

History of Health<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The meaning of hlth has evolved over time. In keeping with the\u00a0biomedical<\/a>\u00a0perspective, early definitions of hlth focused on the theme of the body’s ability to function; health was seen as a state of normal function that could be disrupted from time to time by\u00a0disease<\/a>.

\u00a0An example of such a definition of hlth is: “a state characterized by anatomic, physiologic, and psychological integrity; ability to perform personally valued family, work, and community roles; ability to deal with\u00a0physical<\/a>,\u00a0biological<\/a>,\u00a0psychological<\/a>, and\u00a0social stress<\/a>“.\u00a0Then, in 1948, in a radical departure from previous definitions, the\u00a0World Health Organization<\/a>\u00a0(WHO) proposed a definition that aimed higher, linking hlth to\u00a0well-being<\/a>, in terms of “physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity”.Although this definition was welcomed by some as being innovative, it was also criticized for being vague and excessively broad and was not construed as measurable.

\u00a0For a long time, it was set aside as an impractical ideal, with most discussions of hlth returning to the practicality of the biomedical model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Determinants<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In general, the context in which an individual lives is of great importance for both his hlth status and quality of life. It is increasingly recognized that hlth is maintained and improved not only through the advancement and application of\u00a0health science<\/a>, but also through the efforts and intelligent\u00a0lifestyle<\/a>\u00a0choices of the individual and society

\u00a0According to the\u00a0World Health Organization<\/a>, the main determinants of health include the social and\u00a0economic<\/a>\u00a0environment, the physical environment, and the person’s individual characteristics and behaviors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The concept of the “health field,<\/em>” as distinct from\u00a0medical care<\/a>, emerged from the Lalonde report from Canada. The report identified three interdependent fields as key determinants of an individual’s hlth. These are:

Biomedical:<\/em><\/strong> all aspects of hlth, physical and mental, developed within the human body as influenced by genetic make-up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental: <\/em><\/strong>all matters related to hlth external to the\u00a0human body<\/a>\u00a0and over which the individual has little or no control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lifestyle:<\/em><\/strong> the aggregation of personal decisions (i.e., over which the individual has control) that can be said to contribute to, or cause, illness or death;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Many factors contribute to mental health problems, including:<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n