HLTH102 Lecture Notes - Canadian Cancer Society, Baby Boomers, Infection
1 Apr 2013
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Gain a better understanding of how complicated defining health can me. Understanding the current health status of canadians. How healthy we are, and why we have some problems and not others. Walking through an applied example of why change is required. World health organization"s definition: health is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (most people use this since it is used for the global population) Problems with the who definition: absoluteness of the word complete . This would result in most of us being considered unhealthy most of the time. Almost everyone has something wrong at some level at any given time, there are so many medical problems, and not everyone is perfectly healthy. It also contributes to the medicalization" of society; if someone is not considered healthy they should always be seeking medical health.
