HEALTH

MOHAMMED ASLAM
CONTENTS

 INTRODUCTION
 DEFINITION
 CHANGING CONCEPT OF HEALTH
 SPECTRUM OF HEALTH
 CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION

 HEALTH IS COMMON THEME IN MOST CULTURES

 IN SOME CULTURE HEALTH AND HARMONY ARE CONCIDERED EQUIVALENT
 HEALTH – ABSENCE OF DISEASE
 HARMONY – BEING AT PIECE WITH THE SELF,THE COMMUNITY,GOD AND
COSMOS
DEFINITION

 HEALTH IS A STATE OF COMPLETE PHYSICAL,MENTAL AND SOCIAL WELLBEING

AND NOT MERELY THE ABSENCE OF DISEASE OR INFIRMITY.
 A VARIETY OF DEFINITION HAVE BEEN USED FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES OVER
TIME.
 HEALTH CAN BE PROMOTED BY ENCOURAGING HEALTHFUL ACTIVITIES.SUCH AS
PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND SLEEP.
CHANGING CONCEPT OF HEALTH

 BIOMEDICAL CONCEPTS
 ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
 PSYCHOSOCIAL CONCEPT
 HOLISTIC CONCEPT
BIOMEDICAL CONCEPT

 absence of disease
 inadequate to solve major health problems(Malnutrition,Chronic Diseases,
accidents).
 biomedical concept has minimized the role of other determinants of health
namely social, Environmental, psychological and cultural.
ECOLOGICAL CONCEPTS

 Dynamic equilibrium between man and his environment.

 The health of ecology refers to ecosystem health an extension of the concept
of health to the ecosystem level.
 Health is reflected in the absence of distress syndrome and by Productivity,
organization and resilience that characterize sustainability in the earth
ecosystem
PSYCHOSOCIAL CONCEPT

 Psychosocial theories focus on the nature of self understanding ,social

relationships and the mental processes that support connections between the
person in social world.
 Health is influenced by social , psychological cultural, economic and political
factors.
 The importance of being mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually sound
was lost on medicine for long time. A pill was supposed to solve everything
HOLISTIC CONCEPT

 All sector of society have an effect on health.

 Health implies a sound mind in a sound body in a sound environment.
 A holistic approach means to provide support that looks at the whole Person,
not just their mental health needs.
SPECTRUM OF HEALTH

 POSITIVE HEALTH
 BETTER HEALTH
 FREEDOM FROM SICKNESS
 UNRECOGNISED SICKNESS
 MIND SICKNESS
 SEVERE SICKNESS
 DEATH
“IT IS HEALTH THAT IS REAL WEALTH AND NOT PIECES OF GOLD
AND SILVER.”
-GANDHI
CONCLUSION

We need a health lifestyle to build up a healthy immune system and to avoid

disease.so maintain healthy immune system to protect your body.
THANK YOU