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Concepts of Health
Concepts of Health
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Definition of health
Good Health:
It is ability to handling stress and living a longer, more active life.
Features:
➢ Ability to work efficiently.
➢ Free from disease condition.
➢ Good mental condition.
➢ Able to take decision and complete the work systematically.
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MENTAL HEALTH
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SOCIAL HEALTH
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Factors for promoting & maintaining good health:-
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PHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH
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CONCEPT OF HEALTH
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Biomedical Concept
❖ Traditionally, health has been viewed as an
“absence of disease”, and if one was free from
disease, then the person was considered
healthy.
❖ This concept has the basis in the “germ
theory of disease”.
❖ The medical profession viewed the human body
as a machine, disease as a consequence of the
breakdown of the machine and one of the
doctor’s task as repair of the machine.
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Ecological Concept
According to this concept, health is a
dynamic equilibrium between man and
his environment.
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Psychosocial Concept
• Health is not only a biomedical phenomenon, but also one.
which is influenced by social, psychological, cultural,
economic and political factors of the people concerned.
• Health is a both biological and social phenomenon.
Holistic Concept
Wellbeing
Objective Subjective
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Objective component of well being
1. Standard of living-
➢Refers to scale of- Our Expenditure, Goods we consume and Services
we enjoy.
➢Includes- Income & occupation.
Housing, sanitation & nutrition.
Provision of Education & Health services.
➢Depend on Per capita income.
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2. Level of Living- It include 09 components.
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Subjective Component
Quality of Life:-
• Physical, mental & social well being perceived by Happiness,
Satisfaction & Gratification, that concern with financial
situation, education opportunities, creativity, belongingness
& trust in others.
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