Health Sciences 2000A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: World Health Organization, Hyperglycemia, Improved Sanitation
11 Dec 2016
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Chapter one notes: discovering your personal rhythm for healthy living. Health is a term with broad definitions. Before the 1800s, people viewed health as the absence of disease. People were deemed healthy if they were not affected with a life-threatening infectious disease. Once scientists learned about the microorganisms that caused infectious diseases, dramatic changes occurred in the sickness profile of the canadian population. Mortality (death rate) statistics outline that people are living longer than ever before. Morbidity (illness rates) statistics outline that people are healthier than before. However, there are growing concerns that life expectancy will decrease due to the prevalence of obesity in the modern population. Furthermore, just because we are living longer does not mean that we are healthier. The who (world heath organization) defines health as: The complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
