Monday, December 8, 2008

HEALTH EDUCATION

ASPECTS OF HEALTH:-
1) Physical Health:-
It refers to individuals constitutionalhealth structural & functional integrity of individuals body. It indicates that all body organs are structurally and functionally in a normal state. And there is perfect coordination between the organs and the system.So that body as a whole is functioning optimally.
2) Mental Health:-
It pertains to mind of the individual. As there is a saying that healthy mind resides in healthy body the physical and mental components of health are indivisible. Mental health has been defined as "a state of balance between the individual and the surrounding world a state of harmony between oneself and other."
3) Social Health:-
Health is a function not only of medical care,but of the overall integrated development of society cultural, economic, educational, social & political. Hence health in group depends upon the dynamic relationship between number of people, the space which they occupy and the skills that they have acquired in providing for their needs. The social means the harmony and integration within individual between each individual and other member of society. Thus the social health considers the individual as a member of society and his health status in a relationto the conditions of the societial group in which he lives.
4) Spiritual Health:-
It refers to the spirit or soul. Hindus are concerned mainly about their spiritual welfare.It is the supernatural power that contributes to the health of individual.The ayurveda, one of the oldest systems of indian medicine belives that all individuals are governed by social and cosmic forces. It further states that for wellbeing of individuals in addition to physical, mental, social and spiritual components of health.

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