Health Guide

WHO definition of health “A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.  Concept of health  a)      Biomedical concept  b)      Ecological concept  c)      Psychosocial concept  d)      Holistic concept Biomedical Concept  (Health has been viewed as an “absence of disease”, and if one was free from disease the person was considered healthy)    Ecological concept : According to ecologists: Health is a dynamic equilibrium between man and his environment, and Disease is a maladjustment of the human organism to environment.  Psychosocial Concept  (Health is both a biological and social phenomenon) Psychosocial concept: Health is not only a biomedical phenomenon, but one which is influenced by  social,  psychological,  cultural,  economic and  Po...