Experts say that the meaning of health generally includes basic survival, social activities and the pursuit of ideals. With the development of society and the change of medical model, the concept of health is also updated: from a simple biomedical model to a biological, psychological and social medical model; From narrow sense of health to broad sense of health; From medical services to health services; From medical effect evaluation to comprehensive health evaluation.
The narrow (traditional) concept of health holds that unhealthy is equal to suffering from diseases (pure biomedical model); The broad concept of health points out that unhealthy health includes diseases with unknown pathological basis, functional problems, pre-illness (sub-health state), stable period of chronic diseases and so on. , involving three basic aspects of health (biology, psychology and social medical model). Health equals good physical, mental and social adaptation.
Health is closely related to individuals, families, communities, governments and hospitals. Physical health should be created by the whole society. In addition to seeing a doctor, it is more important for patients to do self-care and healthy lifestyle counseling; Doctors not only treat patients, but also prevent diseases and promote health. Experts say that health is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO): health refers to a state of good physical, psychological and social adaptation, not just the absence of disease or physical health.
Accordingly, the World Health Organization has formulated the 10 health standard:
1. energetic, able to undertake daily life and heavy work without feeling too nervous and tired;
2. Optimistic and positive, willing to take responsibility, no matter big or small, not picky;
3. Be good at rest and sleep well;
4. Strong adaptability and adaptability to various changes in the external environment;
5. Being able to resist the common cold and infectious diseases;
6. Appropriate weight, well-proportioned figure, and coordinated head and shoulder position when standing;
7. Bright eyes, quick reaction and no inflammation of eyelids;
8. Clean teeth, no dental caries, no pain, normal gum color and no bleeding;
9. Hair is shiny and there is no dandruff;
10. Full muscles and elastic skin.