Toward a Contemporary Definition of Health.

Toward a Contemporary Definition of Health.
Mil Med. 2018 Nov 01;183(suppl_3):204-207
Authors: Bradley KL, Goetz T, Viswanathan S
Abstract
Aristotle saw that the striving of humanity was toward being well - a physical, mental and spiritual state where life flourished. A contemporary definition of health recognizes that disease and disability can and often do co-exist with wellness. In this new conception, health is transformed from a state that requires the absence of disease to a state where the central theme is the fullness of life. Health becomes not a static state of being, but a dynamic quality of living where body, mind, and spirit are fully employed to make the most of each day.
PMID: 30462340 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Military Medicine - November 22, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research