HEALTH

DR AISHA SULTANA PT ,DPT

LECTURER
INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AND
REHABILITATION SCIENCES
LUMHS JAMSHORO
 DEFINING HEALTH
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency
of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition
of a person's mind and body, usually meaning to be
free from illness, injury or pain (as in "good health" or
"healthy").
Health is broadly defined by Webster Dictionary as

“ the state of being healthy, happy and prosperous”

The World Health Organization (WHO) defined health
as:

“A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-

being and not merely the absence of disease or
infirmity."
Defined in community health and education and
promotion manual, health is a more dynamic process,

“a quality of life involving dynamic interaction and

independence among an individual’s physical well
being, his/her mental and emotional reactions, and the
social complex in which he/she exists”
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH
 Income and social status - higher income and social status
are linked to better health. The greater the gap between the
richest and poorest people, the greater the differences in
health.

 Social support networks – greater support from families,

friends and communities is linked to better health. Culture -
customs and traditions, and the beliefs of the family and
community all affect health.

 Education – low education levels are linked with poor

health, more stress and lower self-confidence.

 Physical environment – safe water and clean air, healthy

workplaces, safe houses, communities and roads all
contribute to good health. Employment and working
conditions – people in employment are healthier,
particularly those who have more control over their working
conditions
 Genetics - inheritance plays a part in determining
lifespan, healthiness and the likelihood of developing
certain illnesses. Personal behavior and coping skills –
balanced eating, keeping active, smoking, drinking, and
how we deal with life’s stresses and challenges all affect
health.

 Health services - access and use of services that prevent

and treat disease influences health

 Gender - Men and women suffer from different types of

diseases at different ages.
 PREDICTIONS OF HEALTHCARE

 We Will Cure Cancer, Strokes, Diabetes and Alzheimer's

Disease.
 Predictions on Weight Loss and Diet
 The future of medical implants demands that the body
recognize these devices as "natural.“
 Bloodless, Sterile, Painless Surgery.
 Unique biological materials will substitute for tooth
structure without the need for drilling and entire
replacements for the teeth will be grown in the jaw.
 Looking Inside the Brain
 Killing Brain Tumors with Antibodies
 COMPARING HOLLISTIC MEDICINE AND
CONEVNTIONAL MEDICINE
HOLLISTIC MEDICINE CONVENTIONAL
MEDICINE
Philosophy Based on the integration of Based on allopathic
allopathic (MD), osteopathic medicine.
(DO), naturopathic (ND),
energy, and ethno-medicine.
Primary To promote optimal health To cure or reduce pathology
Objective of To prevent and treat disease.
Care
Primary Empower patients to heal Focus on the elimination of
Method of themselves by addressing the sign and symptoms.
Care causes of their disease and
facilitating lifestyle changes
through health promotion.
Diagnosis Evaluate the whole person Evaluate the body with
through medical history, history, physical exam, lab
holistic health care sheet, data.
physical exam, lab data.
 HOLLISTIC MEDICINE CONVENTIONAL
MEDICINE
Primary diet, exercise, environmental Drugs and surgery
Care measures, attitudinal and behavioral
Treatment modifications, relationship and
Options spiritual counseling

Secondary Botanical (herbal) medicine, Diet, exercise, physical

Care homeopathy, acupuncture, manual therapy, and stress
Treatment medicine, biomolecular therapies, management.
Options physical therapy, drugs, and surgery.
Weaknesses Shortage of holistic physicians and Ineffective in preventing
training programs; time-intensive, and curing chronic
requiring a commitment to a healing disease; expensive.
process, not a quick-fix.
Strengths Teaches patients to take responsibility Highly therapeutic in
for their own health, and in so doing treating both acute and
is: cost-effective in treating both acute life-threatening illness
and chronic illness; therapeutic in and injuries.
preventing and treating chronic
disease; essential in creating optimal
health.
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