Nicholas Said:

What is the definition of health care?

We Answered:

Health care is when you receive medical assistance.

Preferably from a qualified care giver with adequate resources to meet your needs, in a timely manner.

Health Care Reform is not about health care, it's about money.

April Said:

where can i find articles on intro to health and the definition of health?

We Answered:

Go to your local library and ask at the reference desk. Guaranteed answer! :)

Bruce Said:

Can anyone help me with WHO's definition of Health?

We Answered:

WHO definition of Health:
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

The correct bibliographic citation for the definition is:
Preamble to the 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.

The Definition has not been amended since 1948.

http://whqlibdoc.who.int/analytics/WHFor…

BUT!

Widespread dissatisfaction with health services in the later 1960s and early 1970s led to an effort to find an alternative approach to standard health care, and eventually the joint WHO/UNICEF conference in Alma-Ata in 1979.

The goal of Health for All (HFA), adopted by member states at the 1977 World Health Assembly, called for the attainment by all people of the world of a level of health that will permit them to lead a socially and economically productive life. In 1978, WHO and UNICEF cosponsored the historic International Conference on Primary Health Care (PHC) in Alma-Ata, at which the international development community adopted PHC as the key to attaining the goal of Health for All by the year 2000.
PHC, as defined at the Alma-Ata conference, called for a revolutionary redefinition of health care. Instead of the traditional "from-the-top-down" approach to medical service, it embraced the principles of social justice, equity, self-reliance, appropriate technology, decentralization, community involvement, intersectoral collaboration, and affordable cost. The Alma-Ata Declaration on PHC envisaged a minimum package of eight elements:
(1) education concerning prevailing health problems and the methods of preventing and controlling them;
(2) promotion of food supply and proper nutrition;
(3) an adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation;
(4) maternal and child health, including family planning;
(5) immunization against the major infectious diseases;
(6) prevention and control of locally endemic diseases;
(7) appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries; and
(8) provision of essential drugs.

Where appropriate, the employment of lay health workers from the community should be trained to tackle specific tasks, including education, and to provide first-level care, with appropriate referrals to secondary and tertiary health facilities.

Carole Said:

What is the Quran's/Islamic definition of health?

We Answered:

the definition of health is something well known to man. The Quran refers to sickness many times as well as eating:

O mankind! eat of that which is lawful and good on the earth, and follow not the footsteps of Shaitân (Satan). Verily, he is to you an open enemy. (Al-Baqarah 2:168)

get a copy of the Prophet Medicine:
Most of the issues in Health in Islaam require reference to the Sunnah (the narrations of the Prophet)
This book is the panacea for those in search of good health. It is a magnificent work that is a treasure every Muslim household. Although it was written by the author, Ibn Al-Qayyim, over six hundred years ago, it is extremely timely work for our generation in which health and natural health care products have become an important aspect of the lives of so many. The author presents the guidance of the Prophet in dealing with a variety of health issues, including treatment of ailment and preventive remedies to keep the body fit. As the Qur'an and Sunnah are the main sources of Islamic lifestyle, it only stands to reason that they should likewise be referred to in the matters of health and fitness. This is the approach taken by Ibn Al-Qayyim as he presents Verses of the Qur'an and statements of the Prophet as his main reference in these issues of health and medicines.

Sergio Said:

Key terms for the definition: Health? PLEASEE?

We Answered:

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.[1]

The definition was updated in the 1986 WHO "Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion" to say health is a "resource for everyday life, not the objective of living", and "health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities."[2].
hope that helps