Definition of health, determinants of health, the galenic concept of health, modern health concepts, biological, ecological, psychological & holistic concept, lastly question-answer session.

1. CONCEPT OF HEALTH
Dr. Sunaina
Assistant Professor
Dept. of community Medicine

2. CONTENT
 Concept of health
 Def. of Health
 Determinants of health
 Question Answers Session

3. How many of you
think that you are
healthy
today ???

4. GALENIC CONCEPT
Proposed by Plato
Body and soul concept
Before Christ to early
modern era
PLATO (428B.C –
328B.C)

5. SEAT OF JUDGEMENT
SEAT OF SOUL
SEAT OF APPETITE

6. MODERN HEALTH CONCEPTS
1. Biomedical concept
2. Ecological concept
3. Psychosocial concept
4. Holistic concept

7. BIOMEDICAL CONCEPT
Absence of disease.
Human Body = machine
Dr. = To repair machine
No role of other determinants of health
Unable to treat accident, depression etc

8. ECOLOGICAL MODEL
 Health= Equilibrium between man
& his environment.
 Disease= mal-adjustment

9. ECOLOGICAL MODEL
Individual
Family
Peers
School
Community

10. PSYCHO-SOCIAL MODEL
Health is
• Social
• Psychological
• Cultural
• Economic phenomenon

11. HOLISTIC MODEL
Sound mind
in
Sound body
in
Sound family
in
Sound environment
Emphasize on health promotion &
health protection

12. Multidimensional process.
Involving the well-being of the
whole person.

13. HEALTH
“Health is a state of
complete physical, mental
and social well-being and
not merely an absence of
disease or infirmity.”
In recent years it also includes-
“ability to lead a socially and economically
productive life.”
WHO (1948)

14. Physical
Perfect functioning at cellular & organ
system level
Mental
Ability to respond.
An average Indian spends <1% of health
expenses on mental health.

15. HOW TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH?

16. SOCIAL
 Harmony & integration within
individual & with others
 Positive human environment
 Social networking

17. Physical environment
Socio-economic
Education
Working condition
Health services
Hereditory
Determinants
of Health

18. EDUCATION
 A state in India with maximum
literacy…
Kerala

19. HEALTH SERVICES
Availability
Accessibility
Affordability
Acceptability

21. 1) Definition of the Health is
given by
a) Community Medicine
b) Govt. of India
c) UNICEF
d) WHO

22. 2) Definition of Health given by
W.H.O. DOES NOT include…
a. Physical well being
b. Mental well being
c. Social well being
d. Occupational well being

23. 3) Biological determinant of health
depends on-
a. Nutritional intake
b. State of mind
c. Genetic constitution
d. Income

24. 4) According to “biomedical concept”,
health is:
a. Interaction of man with environment.
b. Absence of disease
c. A sound mind in sound body, in a
sound family, in sound environment
d. None

25. 5) Which is your next lecture??
a. Anatomy
b. Physiology
c. Biochemistry
d. I don’t know