Concept of Health and Disease
Prepared
by
Dr. Hari Bahadur Rana (Professor)
Department of public health, CMC
, Dimension and Determinants of
Health
Health is difficult to define but easier to
understand.
It may mean absence of disease or
infirmity
It may mean sound body and sound mind
and sound function of the body.
,• To an anatomist
Healthy body means it should
confirm to normal anatomical
structures.
• To a physiologist
Health means normal
body functions
, • To a biochemist
It means normal biochemical levels /
values
• To a pathologist
It means normal cellular make up.
Prepared
by
Dr. Hari Bahadur Rana (Professor)
Department of public health, CMC
, Dimension and Determinants of
Health
Health is difficult to define but easier to
understand.
It may mean absence of disease or
infirmity
It may mean sound body and sound mind
and sound function of the body.
,• To an anatomist
Healthy body means it should
confirm to normal anatomical
structures.
• To a physiologist
Health means normal
body functions
, • To a biochemist
It means normal biochemical levels /
values
• To a pathologist
It means normal cellular make up.
