Melba Grace T.

Donio MN-1
Nrsg. 211

DEFINITIONS OF HEALTH
1. WHO
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity.
2. Merriam Webster dictionary
The condition of being well or free from disease.
3. Dictionary.reference.com
The general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor.
4. Dorothea Orem
Health is being structurally and functionally whole or sound. Also, health is a state that
encompasses both the health of individuals and of groups, and human health is the
ability to reflect on ones self, to symbolize experience, and to communicate with
others.
5. Jean Watson
Health is the unity and harmony within the mind, body, and soul; health is associated
with the degree of congruence between the self as perceived and the self as
experienced.
6. Madeleine M. Leininger
Health is a state of well-being that is culturally defined, valued, and practiced, and
which reflects the ability of individuals (or groups) to perform their daily role activities in
culturally expressed, beneficial, and patterned lifeways.
7. Sister Callista Roy
A state and process of being and becoming integrated and whole.
8. Lydia E. Hall
Health can be inferred to be a state of self-awareness with conscious selection of
behaviors that are optimal for that individual. Hall stresses the need to help the person

explore the meaning of his or her behavior to identify and overcome problems through
developing self-identity and maturity.
9. Hildegard E. Peplau
Health is defined as a word symbol that implies forward movement of personality and
other ongoing human processes in the direction of creative, constructive, productive,
personal, and community living.
10. Virginia Henderson
Health was not explicitly defined, but it is taken to mean balance in all realms of human
life.
11. Martha Rogers
Unitary human health signifies an irreducible human field manifestation. It cannot be
measured by the parameters of biology or physics or of the social sciences.

Melba Grace T. Donio MN-1

Nrsg. 211

Delaila P. Batuampar 36 yo - Doctor

Health is wealth.
Juvy B. Babasol 41 yo Midwife
Ang kalusugan ang kayamanan natin sa mundong ibabaw dahil ito nag ating
puhuna sa pagtratarabaho at pagkalinga sa ataing pamilya. Kaya dapat natin itong
alagaan.
Katherine Gay A. Putis, 31 yo- Nurse
Health is beauty. Healthy means being beautiful and handsome walai masakiton
nga gwapa/gwapo.
Hadja Naima B. Ambola, 43 yo- Teacher
Health involves many factors. Being healthy does not simply mean being in good
physical condition but involves your feelings and behavior as well. the way you deal
with daily problems and your ractions to different situations help determine your
health condition. Your relationships with family and friends can also indicate the state
of your health. a person is said to be healthy when every aspect of his/her health is
sound. Soundness of every aspect of health means fulfilled or satisfied healthy
needs
Abdel Jamal R. Disangcopan, 29 yo Lawyer
Health of the world - rich and educated are winners which make them richer. The
poor are losers which make them poorer.
Roy Abad, 41 yo - Dentist
Health is a physical and mental well-being of human being.
Mateo Benitez Jr., 23 yo- Police
Health is a wellness of physical, mental, emotional and even spiritual aspect of a
person.
Lloyd Villanueva, 35 yo - Mechanical Engineer
Health it is a condition of ones body that covers all aspect in life; physically,
mentally, physiologically, and spiritually. In order to attain good health, one must impose
to himself a disciplined lifestyle. Good health can be co-related to healthy lifestyle. It is
not always an automatic for models having a sexy body. It means that they spent

number of hours to attained one. Nowadays, people are more conscious of their health.
They are more active physically like engaging in sports and to any outdoor activities. In
contrast, people who have less activity and or engage in outdoor sports will likely to
have an unhealthy lifestyle. Another factor of having good health is food. It plays a big
factor to ones health. They ate healthy foods and even count the number of calories
they take. Furthermore, one of the factors that improved good health is relaxation.
People now take time to rest and spent ample time for their families. This activity is too
healthy. In one of the experiment done in Europe, workers of a certain company cuts
their time to work and ironically their output increases. Moreover, it has been also
observed that people who go to vacation are more productive than who do not go on
vacation. Meditation is also relaxing and is contributory to good health.
Zoren Egnora, 21 yo Pharmacist
Health is the status of the body wherein there is a balance between the physiological,
mental and emotional being of man. It doesnt merely mean the absence of illness.
There is a conflict in the idea that a person is healthy if he/she doesnt have illness.
Health can be measured by the persons capacity to do everyday tasks properly,
possess a well-positive thinking over conditions of everyday life and interact with people
harmoniously.
Absence of disease doesnt mean the person is healthy. If a man/woman is free from
illness but has an agitated and disturbed mind, he/she is still unhealthy. For us to be
able to be considered as healthy individual, we must possess a healthy lifestyle, a
healthy social interaction with others and a healthy mind. Practice a well-balanced diet,
have a regular exercise and enough sleep. Be stress free; learn how to manage stress
of daily life. And most of all have a good relationship with God. Spiritual well-being is
conducive in achieving over-all health.