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According to WHO health is defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the presence of disease or infirmity." It is a valuable resource that allows people to lead individually, socially, and economically productive lives, providing them the freedom to work, learn and engage actively in family and community life. A wide range of factors affects health status like personal, | According to WHO health is defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the presence of disease or infirmity." It is a valuable resource that allows people to lead individually, socially, and economically productive lives, providing them the freedom to work, learn and engage actively in family and community life. A wide range of factors affects health status like personal, economical, social, and environmental; some of the factors can be controlled while others cannot.<ref>[https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/44405/9789241548052_health_eng.pdf?sequence=7&isAllowed=y Community Rehabilitation Guidelines – Health].World Health Organisation. Rehabilitation</ref> | ||
Various reasons for causing diseases from miasma to the germs, including the contributing factors like poverty, lack of education, poor living conditions, etc.<ref>Kumar S, Preetha GS. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3326808/ Health promotion: an effective tool for global health.] Indian journal of community medicine: official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine. 2012 Jan;37(1):5.</ref> Henry E. Sigerist, the great medical historian in 1945 defined the function of medicine as 1. promotion of health, 2. prevention of illness, 3.restoration of the sick and 4. rehabilitation. He stated health was promoted by providing a decent standard of living, good labor conditions, education, physical culture, means of rest and recreation and required the co-ordinated efforts of statesmen, labor, industry, educators and physicians. | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
According to WHO health is defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the presence of disease or infirmity." It is a valuable resource that allows people to lead individually, socially, and economically productive lives, providing them the freedom to work, learn and engage actively in family and community life. A wide range of factors affects health status like personal, economical, social, and environmental; some of the factors can be controlled while others cannot.[1]
Various reasons for causing diseases from miasma to the germs, including the contributing factors like poverty, lack of education, poor living conditions, etc.[2] Henry E. Sigerist, the great medical historian in 1945 defined the function of medicine as 1. promotion of health, 2. prevention of illness, 3.restoration of the sick and 4. rehabilitation. He stated health was promoted by providing a decent standard of living, good labor conditions, education, physical culture, means of rest and recreation and required the co-ordinated efforts of statesmen, labor, industry, educators and physicians.
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- ↑ Community Rehabilitation Guidelines – Health.World Health Organisation. Rehabilitation
- ↑ Kumar S, Preetha GS. Health promotion: an effective tool for global health. Indian journal of community medicine: official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine. 2012 Jan;37(1):5.
