Oleribe Obinna Ositadimma, Ukwedeh Omole, Burstow Nicholas Jonathan, Gomaa Asmaa Ibrahim, Sonderup Mark Wayne, Cook Nicola, Waked Imam, Spearman Wendy, Taylor-Robinson Simon David
Excellence and Friends Management Care Centre (EFMC), Dutse Abuja FCT, Nigeria.
Liver Unit, Department of Surgery and Cancer, St. Mary's Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Praed Street, London, W2 1NY, United Kingdom.
Pan Afr Med J. 2018 Aug 24;30:292. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2018.30.292.15436. eCollection 2018.
For many years the definition of 'health' has remained unchanged as a narrow concept, encompassing physical wellbeing from a medical context. This somewhat focused definition has attracted criticism from individuals and professional bodies alike. Recent attempts have been made to redefine health, each offering an alternative viewpoint from sociological, environmental, societal and economic standpoints. We summarize and contextualize these definitions and provide an alternative, new, all-encompassing definition of health.
多年来,“健康”的定义一直未变,是一个狭义的概念,仅从医学角度涵盖身体健康。这种略显片面的定义受到了个人和专业机构的批评。最近有人尝试重新定义健康,每种尝试都从社会学、环境、社会和经济角度提供了不同的观点。我们总结并梳理了这些定义,并给出了一个全新的、涵盖一切的健康定义。