Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Defining health

From the World Health Organization:

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."

What say ye?

1 comment:

  1. I just wrote this great response to this and then accidently erased it ... fml. It was essentially this - I find this kind of problematic. Is an amputee not in "complete physical health?" In that case, not only does a disabled person have the social stigma of disability, but then the label of "unhealthy" too. And what is 'social health?' Am I unhealthy because I don't hang out with friends often?

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