KP231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: World Health Organization, Aka People, Health Promotion
21 Feb 2017
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Objective: attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity . I. h. c expands the long-time definition of health and includes the concept of health promotion. In order to reach a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, an individual or group must be able to identify and realize aspirations to satisfy needs, and to change or cope with the environment. Heath is, therefore, seen as a resource for everyday life health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities . The extent to which our major body systems are physiologically intact (e. g. , cardiovascular, musculoskeletal) Presence of mental/psychiatric conditions that may require institutional care, or limit our ability to function in society. Linked more to our feelings" rather than our mental capacity (e. g. , sadness, happiness, etc. )
