LO1.04 Give some alternative approaches to the above problems. Another approach would be for the government to take a market-oriented approach. LO1.05 Give some social problems that affect health status. LO1.06 List some value questions to be addressed in this course. LO 1.07 Give some definitions of health.
Health is the well-working of the organism as a whole.
Health is a state of well-being, of feeling good about oneself, of optimum functioning, of the absence of disease, and of the control and reduction of both internal and external risk factors for both disease and negative health conditions. Discuss the relationship between health and dying. Interestingly, few definitions of health acknowledge that death is the natural endpoint of life, even if the life has been an exceptionally healthy one. LO 1.09 Define disease. Disease is a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors.