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Health is the functional and/or metabolic
efficiency of an organism, at any moment in time, at both the cellular and
global levels. In any organism, health is the ability to efficiently respond to
challenges (stressors) and effectively restore and sustain a "state of balance,"
known as homeostasis. Sickness is merely the absence of health. All organisms,
from the simplest to the most complex, reside on a spectrum between 100% health
and 0% health.
One widely accepted definition of health is that of the World Health
Organization "WHO". It states that "health is a state of complete physical,
mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
(WHO, 1946). In more recent years, this statement has been modified to include
the ability to lead a "socially and economically productive life." The WHO
definition is not without criticism, as some argue that health cannot be defined
as a state at all, but must be seen as a process of continuous adjustment to the
changing demands of living and of the changing meanings we give to life. The WHO
definition is therefore considered by many as an idealistic goal rather than a
realistic proposition.
The LaLonde report suggested that there are four general determinants of health
which he called "human biology", "environment", "lifestyle", and "healthcare
organization"[1] Thus, health is maintained through the science and practice of
medicine, but can also be improved by individual effort. Physical fitness,
weight loss, healthy eating, stress management training and stopping smoking and
other substance abuse are examples of steps to improve one's health. Workplace
programs are recognized by an increasingly large number of companies for their
value in improving health and well-being of their employees, and increasing
morale, loyalty and productivity at work. A company may provide a gym with
exercise equipment, start smoking cessation programs, provide nutrition, weight
or stress management training. Other programs may include health risk
assessments, health screenings and body mass index monitoring.
An increasing measure of the health of populations is height, which is strongly
regulated by nutrition and health care, among other standard of living and
quality of life matters. The study of human growth, its regulators and its
implications is known as auxology.
Wellness is a term sometimes used to describe the psychological state of being
healthy, but is most often used in the field of alternative medicine to describe
one's state of being
means care, services, or supplies related to the health of an individual. Health care includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling, service, assessment, or procedure with respect to the physical or mental condition, or functional status, of an individual or that affects the structure or function of the body; and
(2) Sale or dispensing of a drug, device, equipment, or other item in accordance with a prescription.
