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Health, Disease, and Illness as Conceptual Tools - PMC

(3 days ago) WebThere has not been an absolute consensus on the definitions of health, disease, and illness, even though these concepts are central not only in medicine but also in the health social sciences (e.g., medical sociology, health psychology and medical demography). …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7120775/

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Disease, illness, sickness, health, healing and wholeness: …

(3 days ago) WebConcepts such as disease and health can be difficult to define precisely. Part of the reason for this is that they embody value judgments and are rooted in metaphor. The precise meaning of terms like health, …

https://mh.bmj.com/content/26/1/9

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1 - Defining Health and Illness - Cambridge University …

(9 days ago) WebThe 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 …

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/health-and-illness-in-close-relationships/defining-health-and-illness/117B6947B2B905833B61888194AFBC0E

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Health, Disease, and Illness as Conceptual Tools

(1 days ago) WebAbstract. There is no absolute consensus on the definitions of health, disease, and illness, even though these concepts are central not only in medicine but also in the health social sciences. A definition of …

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-03986-2_2

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What is health?: Defining and preserving good health

(8 days ago) WebHealth is a state of physical, mental and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or infirmity. A mental illness, such as depression or anorexia,

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150999

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It's time to reconsider how we define health: Perspective …

(7 days ago) WebBuilding on prior work, we propose a reconsidered 2020 definition: “Health is the dynamic balance of physical, mental, social, and existential well-being in adapting to …

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936657421000753

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How Concepts of Illness and Health are Culturally Defined

(3 days ago) WebThe Definition of Health. Biomedicine defines health as the absence of disease (Singer 2004). This definition, however, does not take into consideration the …

https://anthropologyreview.org/anthropology-explainers/how-concepts-of-illness-and-health-are-culturally-defined/

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How should we define health? The BMJ

(1 days ago) WebThe WHO definition of health as complete wellbeing is no longer fit for purpose given the rise of chronic disease. Machteld Huber and colleagues propose …

https://www.bmj.com/content/343/bmj.d4163

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Definitions of positive health: a systematic scoping review

(3 days ago) WebOn the other hand, a growing number of voices in favor of ‘making the profession of health about health’ is calling for clearer definitions of positive health …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17579759221139802

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Health Psychology: The Science of Health and Behavior - Verywell …

(2 days ago) WebHealth psychology is a specialty area that focuses on how biology, psychology, behavior, and social factors influence health and illness. Other terms such …

https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-health-psychology-2794907

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Concepts of health in different contexts: a scoping review

(8 days ago) WebThe World Health Organisation’s (WHO) definition of health does not fit the current societal viewpoints anymore [].The WHO definition of health is formulated as …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-022-07702-2

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Health and Well-Being - World Health Organization (WHO)

(8 days ago) WebThe 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 …

https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/major-themes/health-and-well-being

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Constitution of the World Health Organization

(4 days ago) WebHealth 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 …

https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/constitution

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Determinants of health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(9 days ago) WebDeterminants of health. Many factors combine together to affect the health of individuals and communities. Whether people are healthy or not, is determined by their …

https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/determinants-of-health

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What Is Health and Wellness? - MedicineNet

(7 days ago) WebWorld Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity (illness).”. WHO …

https://www.medicinenet.com/what_is_health_and_wellness/article.htm

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About Chronic Diseases Chronic Disease CDC

(2 days ago) WebDefinition‎. Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. …

https://www.cdc.gov/chronic-disease/about/index.html

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Post-COVID conditions following COVID-19 vaccination: a - Nature

(Just Now) WebCOVID-19 vaccinations protect against severe illness and death, but associations with post-COVID conditions (PCC) are less clear. We aimed to evaluate the …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-48022-9

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Social determinants of health - World Health Organization (WHO)

(3 days ago) WebThe following list provides examples of the social determinants of health, which can influence health equity in positive and negative ways: Income and social …

https://www.who.int/health-topics/social-determinants-of-health

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