Question

Describe and discuss the most cited definition(s) of health (at least three). Please provide relevant citation.

Answer 1

1. WHO definition of health

Health is defined as the sate of complete physical, mental and social well being not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

World Health Organization.Constitution of the World Health Organization as adopted by the International Health Conference, New York, 19–22 June 1946; signed on 22 July 1946 by the representatives of 61 States (Official Records of the World Health Organization, no. 2, p. 100) and entered into force on 7 April 1948. In Grad, Frank P. (2002). "The Preamble of the Constitution of the World Health Organization". Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 80 (12): 982.

2. websters dictionary defines health as the condition of being in good body, mind, or spirit especially the person must be free from physical disease or pain.

hacker. 2011. In Merriam-Webster.com.

Retrieved April 813, 2019, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hacker

3. Collins dictionary define the sam as A person's health is the condition of his body and the extent to which it is free from illness or is able to resist illness.