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Friday, June 25, 2010

DEFINITION OF HEALTH

DEFINITION OF HEALTH
World health organization (WHO) has defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well being not merely an absence of disease or infirmity."

The above definition emphasizes on three aspects-physical health, mental health and social health.
Physical health refers physical development and fitness.It is also necessary to maintain the balance between appropriate development of various physiological organs and efficiency in the various system of body .

Healthy thinking and proper mental development is related to mental health. Only mentally healthy individuals can take accurate decision with healthy thing in various situation .Behaviour of individual and society is closely related to social health . The ability of person towards intimacy,co-operation ,behaviour,leadership and friendship infers the social health.

Definition of WHO has mentioned about optimum health status .It is usual to fluctuate our health. Sometimes we become quite healthy and sometimes not.Our effort always should be towards achieving optimum health .In short,ability to achieve Soc-economically prosperous life is in fact to be healthy.

Health means physical and mental fitness. It is the most valuable wealth.There is good saying "when wealth is lost, nothing is lost;when education is lost,something is lost ;but when health is lost,everything is lost."Health is a fundamental need of human beings.Health facility has been accepted as a human right.Healthy man power is a great blessing.Healthy people can efficiently work in office,factories,schools and other fields.On the contrary,unhealthy people can not do either physical or mental work

Good health is the integration of multi-dimensional qualities.Self developing qualities which enhance the social health are the qualities of healthy people :
  • Feeling pleasant
  • Vigour
  • anxiety less
  • social well
  • feeling of hunger and sound sleep
  • cheerfulness
  • self confidence and control
  • healthy thinking
  • mutual co-operation

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