health
helTH/
noun
- the state of being free from illness or injury."he was restored to health"
synonyms: well-being, healthiness, fitness, good condition, good shape, fine fettle; - a person's mental or physical condition."bad health forced him to retire"
synonyms: physical state, physical shape, condition, constitution "bad health forced him to retire"
I am banging my head trying to understand certain concepts to health, health promotion, prevention, treatment etc. I think that this basic concept of what health means has been skewed to benefit others but fails to address the health of the individual themselves.
There are so many underlying aspects to health and causes of unhealthiness, that the quick fix seems to be a better more convenient route than to delve deep into the complexity of the root causes.
Anyhow, for me, it has come down to the question "Are you helping a person become more healthy, or are you enabling them the remain in a state of unhealthiness?" Band aid solutions do not address the cause, they just prolong the inevitable, or even make things worse in the long run.
Seems pretty basic to me.
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