HSCI 140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ixodes Scapularis, Dermatitis, Joseph Goldberger
14 Oct 2017
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Old english (cid:1445)haelth(cid:1446) safe, sound, whole. ~ health illness; illness as deviation from normality. Range? medicine: being able to do things, being adapted to the environment, the ability to reach desired goals, fitness. First nations, african, indian, chinese systems of. The role of the host: the idea that the natural state of the body is order and, body will heal itself capacity to sustain equilibrium as a measure of health, balance or homeostasis, health as function. Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The normal physical state, i. e. , the state of being whole and free from physical and mental disease or pain, so that the parts of the body can carry on their proper function. A resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities .
