Health is referred to as not just the lack of illness or infirmity, but also total physical, emotional, and societal well-being There are various changing concept of health which are: Biomedical Concept Ecological Concept Psychosocial Concept Holistic Concept Health concepts are crucial to understand because they affect a person's ability to take care of themselves and control their health, which may help relieve the pressure on healthcare services. Come and discover to understand the Concepts of Health!!

1. Concept of
Health
By: Angel Alera

2. What is
Health
According to the World Health
Organization, is "a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease
and infirmity".
Health was earlier said to be the
ability of the body functioning well

3. Importance
A healthy lifestyle allows you to live a full life
with meaning and purpose. "Health is a positive
concept that emphasizes both social and personal
resources as well as physical abilities.“
An understanding of health is the basis of all
health care

4. Health has evolved over the centuries from the
concept of individual concern to a worldwide
social goal.
The various changing concepts of health as
follows:
1.Biomedical Concept
2.Ecological Concept
3.Psychosocial Concept
4.Holistic Concept

5. Biomedical Concept
A traditional definition of health was the absence of disease. If a
person is disease-free, that person is deemed healthy.
Health has been viewed as an “absence of. disease”
It identifies a discrete unit of knowledge in any of the
biomedical information sciences.

6. Ecological Concept
The general knowledge (or facts) of ecosystems and ecosystem
management are known as ecological notions.
Ecological principles are basic assumptions (or beliefs) about
ecosystems and how they function that are informed by the ecological
concepts.
The ecologists put forward the concept of ecological concept
Ecologists viewed health as a dynamic equilibrium between man and
his environment, and the disease as a maladjustment of the human
organism to environment

7. Psychosocial theories focus on the nature of self-
understanding, social relationships, and the mental
processes that support connections between the person
and his/her social world.
Advances in social sciences showed that health is not only
a biomedical phenomenon, but one which is influenced by
social psychological cultural, economic, and political
factors of the people concerned.
These factor must be taken into consideration in defining
and measuring health
Thus health is both a biological and social phenomenon
Psychosocial
Concept

8. A holistic approach means to provide support that looks at the whole person,
not just their mental health needs.
The support should also consider their physical, emotional, social and
spiritual wellbeing.
Holistic Concept recognizes the strength of social, economic, political and
environmental influences on health.
It has been variously described as multidimensional process involving the
wellbeing of the person as a whole
The emphasis is on the promotion and protection of health
Holistic Concept

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