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Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.
- Basic Founding Documents
Other core documents of the Organization International Code...
- Health and Well-Being
The WHO constitution states: "Health is a state of complete...
- Basic Founding Documents
27 lip 2023 · ‘Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity’ (World Health Organisation [WHO], 1948: 100). In this paper, I argue that this famous WHO definition of health is fully adequate.
15 lut 2023 · Whole health is the extent to which an individual or group can realize goals and satisfy needs to change or cope with the environment (IOM, 2009). Second, the philosophy of person-, family-, and community-centered-ness is essential to define what the “whole state of well-being” means.
The WHO constitution states: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." An important implication of this definition is that mental health is more than just the absence of mental disorders or disabilities.
1 paź 2021 · This updated definition is comprised of six distinct features: health is 1) dynamic, 2) continuous, 3) multidimensional, 4) distinct from functional limitations, 5) determined by balance and adaptation, and 6) influenced by social and other environmental factors. Health is dynamic and varies along a continuum.
26 lip 2011 · The current WHO definition of health, formulated in 1948, describes health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of...
10 gru 2017 · The right to health also means that everyone should be entitled to control their own health and body, including having access to sexual and reproductive information and services, free from violence and discrimination. Everyone has the right to privacy and to be treated with respect and dignity.
