In 1986, WHO, Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, said that health is "a resource for everyday life, and not for the purpose of life. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources and physical capacities. "Classification systems such as the WHO Family of International Classifications (WHO-FIC), composed of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) will determine the state of health.
General health is achieved by a combination of physical, mental, emotional and social well-being, and, commonly called the Triangle of Health.
The Lalonde report suggests that there are four general determinants of health including human biology, environment, lifestyle and health. Thus, health is maintained and improved not only by the progress and application of health sciences, but also by the efforts and intelligent selection of the individual and society.
An important factor is the environmental water quality, particularly for the health of infants and children in developing countries.
Studies show that in developed countries, the absence of the area recreation area that includes the natural environment leads to lower satisfaction levels of districts and higher levels of obesity, and thus lower the well- be comprehensive. Therefore, the psychological benefits of natural space in urban areas to take account of public policy and land use.
Effective strategies for staying healthy and improving are:
Observations of daily life
Personal health depends in part on one of the assets, liabilities and assisted comments about their health in their daily lives. Information from these observations can be used for personal decisions and actions (eg level, "I'm tired anyway, so I try to sleep on a pillow), and clinical decisions and plans processing (eg, a patient who noticed her shoes were tighter than usual can be seen from the worsening of left heart failure, diuretic drugs and the need to cater to reduce) and their perceptions of patients caregivers.
social activity
Personal health depends partly on the social fabric of his life. Maintaining strong social relationships is linked to good health, life expectancy, productivity and a positive attitude. This is due to the fact that positive social interaction as viewed by the participant increases many chemical levels in the brain associated with personality characteristics and intelligence.
Volunteering can also lead to a healthy life. To volunteer, while many of the benefits, people also their minds of their own problems. [Edit] According to a university [edit] compared to people who are not volunteers, older people who volunteered had a 67% reduced risk of dying over a period of seven years.
Hygiene
- Hygiene is to keep the body clean to prevent infection and disease, and avoid contact with infectious agents. hygiene practices include bathing, brushing and flossing, especially hand washing before eating, washing food before eating clean food preparation surfaces and utensils before and after preparing meals, and many others. This can help prevent infection and disease. When cleaning the body, dead skin cells are washed with germs, which reduces their chances of entering the body.
Stress Management
- Prolonged psychological stress affect health and is cited as a factor in cognitive decline with age, depression, and the expression of the disease. Stress management is the application of methods to reduce stress or increase tolerance to stress. Relaxation techniques are physical methods used to relieve stress. Psychological methods include cognitive therapy, meditation and positive thinking which work by reducing the stress response. Improving skills and qualifications required builds confidence, which reduces the stress reaction to situations where those skills are applicable.
- Reducing uncertainty by increasing knowledge and experience related to stress, causing situations, has the same effect. Learning to cope with problems such as improving problem solving and time management can also reduce the stress response to problems. Repeatedly facing an object of his fear of the reaction of fight or flight response is also insensitive to this stimulus, eg, facing bullies may reduce fear of bullies.
Health
- Health care is the prevention, treatment and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services provided by medical staff, nursing and paramedical professions.
- Wellness programs in the workplace
- Welfare programs in the workplace are recognized by a growing number of companies for their value in improving health and well-being of their employees and increase morale, loyalty and productivity. [Edit] programs well-being at work can include things such as fitness centers on-site health presentations, wellness, access to health care management, programs smoking cessation and training related to nutrition, weight management and stress. Other programs allow the assessment of risks to health screenings and health inspection body mass index.
- Wellness programs can also be found near these places of community centers and schools.
