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Concept of Health
The state of health is reflective of an
individual’s ability to meet life's
challenges & maintain the capacity for
optimal functioning.
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Health
Important factor in assisting to obtain
optimum health is to treat them as
unique individual, and not as a set of
symptoms & complaints.
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HEALTH
Basic Theme in all cultures
Basic concept “ Absence of disease’’
Determinants yet not clear.
No yard stick.
Health is always neglected.
Usually secondary to other needs.
Internationally forgotten.
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Reawakening of health
Only after 2nd world war
As fundamental right
World wide social goal & social justice
Basic human needs
In 1979 concept of H F A
Not issue of Doctors, issue of social
justice

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Changing concepts
Health is not perceived in the same way
Biomedical concept
Ecological
Psychosocial
Holistic

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WHO Definition of health
A state of complete Physical, Mental &
Social wellbeing and not merely absence
of disease or infirmity.
A forth dimension is “Spiritual wellbeing”
One which transcends physiology &
psychology

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Spiritual aspect/ Intelligence
Cognitive- why, meaning of life
Affective living in him---- (peace,
cheerful)
Behavioral ---meditation, sacrifice

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Spiritual health assumes
significance since
Anxiety & emotional discomforts are on
rise
Craving for peace & freedom
Happiness ,restlessness
purposelessness is widely discerned
Futility syndrome prevails heavily –Why?
What after?
Suicides are the regular features

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Spiritual life focuses on--
Inner self
Consciousness
Intuition
Science gets us physical comforts &
spirituality brings us mental calm --
positive value & attitude, beliefs &
strength

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Emotional dimension
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Dose not loose temper.
Dose not develop tension.
Has self control.

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WHO Definition of health
A state of complete Physical, Mental &
Social wellbeing and not merely absence
of disease or infirmity.
A forth dimension is “Spiritual wellbeing”
One which transcends physiology &
psychology

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Operational definition
Quality of human life expressing the
adequate functioning in the given
conditions ---
There is no obvious disease
But functioning normal

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New philosophy of health
Fundamental right
Essence of productive life & not result
Intersectoral
Integral part of development
Involves-individual, community, state
national & international
Major social investment
World wide social goal
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Health dimensions
In 1980s other components like
Spiritual
Emotional
Environmental
Vocational
Intellectual.

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Determinants of health
Communities * human rights
* biological
* behavioral
Societies * environmental
* socio-economic
* health system
Individual * sociocultural,
* Age
* science &Technology
Families * gender
* equity & social justice
* information & communication