How should we define health? | The BMJ
www.bmj.com › content › 343Jul 26, 2011 · Nevertheless, the limitations of the current definition are increasingly affecting health policy. For example, in prevention programmes and healthcare the definition of health determines the outcome measures: health gain in survival years may be less relevant than societal participation, and an increase in coping capacity may be more relevant ...
THE WHO DEFINITION OF HEALTH: A CRITICAL READING
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › 27359006The purpose of this article is to clarify the meaning of health, starting from the analysis of the definition of health stated by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948, highlighting its strengths and its critical aspects. The considerations on the opportunity to revise the definition of health, adapting it to the changed conditions of the ...