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WHO remains firmly committed to the principles set out in the preamble to the Constitution. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- Basic Founding Documents
Other core documents of the Organization International Code...
- Classification of Diseases
Clinical terms coded with ICD are the main basis for health...
- Basic Founding Documents
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’.
The first major interpretation is the normative definition of illness, when an individual could be declared ill. In fact, the significant other may play a major role in identifying illness and referring the individual to an appropriate care sector.
Basic documents: forty-ninth edition (including amendments adopted up to 31 May 2019) ISBN 978-92-4-000051-3 (electronic version) ISBN 978-92-4-000052-0 (print version)
Clinical terms coded with ICD are the main basis for health recording and statistics on disease in primary, secondary and tertiary care, as well as on cause of death certificates. These data and statistics support payment systems, service planning, administration of quality and safety, and health services research.
15 lut 2023 · 2Defining Whole Health. In 1948 the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity” (WHO, 2020, p. 1).
The WHO definition sets the groundwork for the complexities of defining health and illness and positioning definitions within a framework that implies much depth beyond the biomedical orientation of recognizing and treating symptoms.
