Health
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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", according to the World Health Organization (WHO). [1][2] Physical is about the body. Mental is about how people think and feel. Social talks about how people live with other people. It is about family, work, school, and friends.
Some people also include spiritual health, which talks about the spirit or soul. It concerns religious parts of people but not only that: the spiritual aspect of a person can be understood as that which desires peace, hope, security and connectedness to the universe.
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[change] Aspects of health
[change] Physical health
Physical fitness refers to good body health, and is the result of regular exercise, proper diet and nutrition, and proper rest for physical recovery.
A good way of knowing if a group of people is healthy is their weight, which generally increases with better nutrition
[change] Mental health
Mental health refers to a person's emotional and psychological well-being. "A state of emotional and psychological well-being in which an individual is able to use his or her cognitive (thinking) and emotional (feeling) abilities, function in society, and meet the ordinary demands of everyday life."
One way to think about mental health is by looking at how well a person functions. Feeling capable and competent; being able to handle normal levels of stress, have good friends and family, and lead an independent life; and being able to "bounce back," or recover from difficult situations, are all signs of mental health.
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[change] References
- ↑ [1] Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19-22 June, 1946; signed on 22 July 1947 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100); and entered into force on 7 April 1948.
- ↑ [2] Constitution of the World Health Organization- Basic Documents, Forty-fifth edition, Supplement, October 2006.
