modes of communication
Health
The state of being free from illness or injury: "he was restored to health"; "a health risk". A person's mental or physical condition.
Physical health – refers to anatomical integrity and physiological functioning of the body. To say a person is physically healthy:
• All the body parts should be there.
• All of them are in their natural place and position.
• None of them has any pathology.
• All of them are doing their physiological functions properly.
• And they work with each other harmoniously.
Mental health - ability to learn and think clearly. A person with good mental health is able to handle day-to-day events and obstacles, work towards important goals, and function effectively in society.
Social health – ability to make and maintain acceptable interactions with other people e.g. to feel sad when somebody close to you passes away. The absence of health is denoted by such terms as disease, illness and sickness, which usually mean the same thing though social
Scientists give them different meaning to each.
Disease is the existence of some pathology or abnormality of the body, which is capable of detection using, accepted investigation methods.
Illness is the subjective state of a person who feels aware of not being well.
Sickness is a state of social dysfunction: a role that an individual assumes when ill
Health education
Health education is the profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession include environmental health.
Definition
Health education has been defined in many ways by different authors and experts. Lawrence Green defined it as “a combination of learning experiences designed to facilitate voluntary actions conducive to health.”
The terms “combination, designed, facilitate and voluntary action” have significant implications in this definition.
Combination: emphasizes the importance of matching the multiple determinants of behavior with multiple learning
The state of being free from illness or injury: "he was restored to health"; "a health risk". A person's mental or physical condition.
Physical health – refers to anatomical integrity and physiological functioning of the body. To say a person is physically healthy:
• All the body parts should be there.
• All of them are in their natural place and position.
• None of them has any pathology.
• All of them are doing their physiological functions properly.
• And they work with each other harmoniously.
Mental health - ability to learn and think clearly. A person with good mental health is able to handle day-to-day events and obstacles, work towards important goals, and function effectively in society.
Social health – ability to make and maintain acceptable interactions with other people e.g. to feel sad when somebody close to you passes away. The absence of health is denoted by such terms as disease, illness and sickness, which usually mean the same thing though social
Scientists give them different meaning to each.
Disease is the existence of some pathology or abnormality of the body, which is capable of detection using, accepted investigation methods.
Illness is the subjective state of a person who feels aware of not being well.
Sickness is a state of social dysfunction: a role that an individual assumes when ill
Health education
Health education is the profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession include environmental health.
Definition
Health education has been defined in many ways by different authors and experts. Lawrence Green defined it as “a combination of learning experiences designed to facilitate voluntary actions conducive to health.”
The terms “combination, designed, facilitate and voluntary action” have significant implications in this definition.
Combination: emphasizes the importance of matching the multiple determinants of behavior with multiple learning