{"id":3979,"date":"2020-02-07T07:20:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T07:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=3979"},"modified":"2023-08-01T11:14:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T11:14:00","slug":"health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/health\/","title":{"rendered":"Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The condition of a patient when there is normal function without evidence of disease or abnormality.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A sense of physical, mental, and social well-being; effective functioning, both within the person and by the person in his or her environment.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Defined by the World Health Organization as &#8221;a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.&#8221; Experts recognize, however, that health has many dimensions (anatomical, physiological, and mental) and is largely culturally defined. 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Environment, including living and working conditions, plays an important part in determining a person's health, as do factors affecting access to health such as finance, ideology, and education.A condition in which all functions of the body and mind are normally active. The World Health Organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, or social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.The state of well-being in which all of the components of health physical, emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and environmental are in balance.The World Health Organization\u2019s 1946 definition of health has been used as a foundation for the contemporary term of wellness: \u201cHealth is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.\u201dThe well-being of your body, your mind, and your relationships with other people.Balance of the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual components of personality, resulting in optimal well-being and a higher quality of life.A positive physical, mental, and social state of well-being.In its most basic sense, the term refers to the state of being free from physical and mental illnesses. The World Health Organization advocates a broader concept, emphasizing that everyone should have the chance to reach their genetic potential, including their ability to develop without being hindered by factors like inadequate nutrition, environmental pollution, or infectious diseases.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/health\/","og_site_name":"Glossary","article_published_time":"2020-02-07T07:20:42+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-01T11:14:00+00:00","author":"Glossary","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Glossary","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/health\/","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/health\/","name":"Health - Definition of Health","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-02-07T07:20:42+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-01T11:14:00+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5"},"description":"The condition of a patient when there is normal function without evidence of disease or abnormality.A sense of physical, mental, and social well-being; effective functioning, both within the person and by the person in his or her environment.Defined by the World Health Organization as ''a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.\" Experts recognize, however, that health has many dimensions (anatomical, physiological, and mental) and is largely culturally defined. The relative importance of various disabilities will differ depending upon the cultural milieu and the role of the affected individual in that culture. Most attempts at measurement have taken a negative approach in that the degree of ill health has been assessed in terms of morbidity and mortality. In general, the detection of changes in health status is easier than the definition and measurement of the absolute level of health.The general condition of the mind or body.As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), \"the extent to which an individual or group is able, on the one hand, to develop aspirations and satisfy needs; and, on the other hand, to change or cope with the environment. Health is therefore seen as a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living; it is seen as a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.\" In common usage, \"health\" often is used to refer to the condition of physical, mental, and social well-being, and is much like the word \"quality\" in that it is modified by adjectives in such phrases as \"poor health\/' \"good health\/' or \"failing health.\" It is worth noting that increasing attention is being given to quality of life.A state of physical, mental, and social well-being; the absence of disease. Many factors determine a person's state of health. These include both genetic components and lifestyle choices.As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), \"the extent to which an individual or group is able, on the one hand, to develop aspirations and satisfy needs; and, on the other hand, to change or cope with the environment. Health is therefore seen as a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living; it is seen as a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.\" In common usage, \"health\" often is used to refer to the condition of physical, mental, and social well-being, and is much like the word \"quality\" in that it is modified by adjectives in such phrases as \"poor health,\" \"good health,\" or \"failing health.\" It is worth noting that increasing attention is being given to quality of life.The state of health implies much more than freedom from disease, and good health may be defined as the attainment and maintenance of the highest state of mental and bodily vigour of which any given individual is capable. Environment, including living and working conditions, plays an important part in determining a person's health, as do factors affecting access to health such as finance, ideology, and education.A condition in which all functions of the body and mind are normally active. The World Health Organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, or social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.The state of well-being in which all of the components of health physical, emotional, social, mental, spiritual, and environmental are in balance.The World Health Organization\u2019s 1946 definition of health has been used as a foundation for the contemporary term of wellness: \u201cHealth is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.\u201dThe well-being of your body, your mind, and your relationships with other people.Balance of the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual components of personality, resulting in optimal well-being and a higher quality of life.A positive physical, mental, and social state of well-being.In its most basic sense, the term refers to the state of being free from physical and mental illnesses. The World Health Organization advocates a broader concept, emphasizing that everyone should have the chance to reach their genetic potential, including their ability to develop without being hindered by factors like inadequate nutrition, environmental pollution, or infectious diseases.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/health\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/health\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/health\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Health"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/","name":"Glossary","description":"Difinitions","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5","name":"Glossary","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3979"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235513,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3979\/revisions\/235513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}