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27 lip 2023 · The paper defends the World Health Organisation (WHO) definition of health against widespread criticism. The common objections are due to a possible misinterpretation of the word complete in the descriptor of health as ‘complete physical, mental and social well-being’.
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.
8 lip 2018 · This short review briefly describes the context and the most important criticisms of the WHO definition of health. Eventually, some policy suggestions are presented for redefining health...
The considerations on the opportunity to revise the definition of health, adapting it to the changed conditions of the world population, gave rise to a proposal for a new definition focused on the ability to adapt and self-manage in face of social, physical, and emotional challenges.
24 mar 2022 · The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) definition of health does not fit the current societal viewpoints anymore . The WHO definition of health is formulated as “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” .
1 sty 2015 · In the Constitution of the World Health Organization, approved in 1948, health is famously defined as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO 1948).
24 maj 2017 · For public health, the efforts to track changes in scientific, professional, and popular definitions of health serve to set priorities on appropriate measurement, surveillance, and evaluation of programs and policies to improve population health.
