HEALTH
f. Sexual health
 Derived from old English word heal =
HAEL which means whole, because health
concerns the whole person and his/her
integrity, soundness or well-being.
 It is holistic.
 It includes the different dimensions taking
into account the separate influences and
interaction of these dimensions
I. DIMENSIONS OF HEALTH
 Broader dimensions of health
- environmental and societal
a. Societal health
- The link between health and the way a society
is structured; includes the basic infrastructure
necessary for health and the degree of
integration or division within the society
b. Environmental health
- The physical environment where people live;
involves housing, transport, sanitation, pollution
and pure water facilities
 Individual dimensions of health
- Physical health
- Mental health
- Emotional health
- Social health
- Spiritual health
- Sexual health
a. Physical health
The state of one’s body like its fitness and not
being ill
b. Mental health
The positive sense of purpose and underlying
belief in one’s own worth (self-esteem) like
feeling good and feeling able to cope
c. Emotional health
The ability to express one’s feelings
appropriately and to develop and sustain
relationships; e.g. feeling of being loved
d. Social health
Involves the support system that is available
from family members and friends
e. Spiritual health
The recognition of a Supreme Being or Force
and the ability to put into practice one’s moral
principles or beliefs
The acceptance of and the ability to achieve a
satisfactory expression of one’s sexuality
II. WHO defines health…
“state of complete physical, mental and
social well-being and not merely the absence of
disease and infirmity”
 Physical health
The biological integrity of an individual
where there is optimum functioning of his
physical and physiological abilities and freedom
from any disease or disability
 Mental health
Or psychological and emotional health;
the subjective sense of well-being; may also
refer to intellectual capabilities
 Social health
The ability to interact effectively with
other people and the social environment;
development and sustenance of satisfying
interpersonal relationships and effective and
efficient role fulfillment
 Spiritual health or personal health
It may be concerned with one’s belief in
a transcending, unifying force (whether its basis
is in nature, scientific law, or a godlike source)
It has also been associated with
concept of self-actualization and concern for
issues which affect one’s value system
III. Modern concept of health is Optimum Level
of Functioning
 Factors in the ecosystem which affect
the Optimum level of functioning (OLOF)
1. Political factors
- involve power and authority to regulate the
environment of social climate.
2. Behavioral factors
- refers to a person’s level of functioning and is
affected by certain habits, their lifestyle, health
care and child-rearing practices which are
determined by one’s culture, habits, mores and
ethnic customs.
3. Hereditary
- refers to the understanding of genetically
influenced diseases and genetic risks

4. Health care delivery system

- primary health care is a partnership approach
to the effective provision of essential health
services that are community-based, accessible,
acceptable sustainable and affordable

5. Environmental influences

6. Socio-economic influences

IV. Health as a Basic Human Right

is embodied in…

 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

- Art.25,sec.1 states that “Everyone has
the right to a standard of living adequate for the
health and well-being of himself and of his
family, including food, clothing, housing and
medical care necessary social services and the
right to security in the event of unemployment,
sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or lack
of livelihood in circumstances beyond his
control.”

 Philippine Constitution of 1987

- Art.XIII,sec.11, states that “The state
shall adopt an integrated and comprehensive
approach to health development which shall
endeavor to make essential goods, health and
other social services available to all the people
at affordable cost. There shall be priority for the
needs of the underprivileged sick, elderly,
disabled, women, and children. The state shall
endeavor to provide free medical services to
paupers.”

 World Health Organization

- believes that “governments have a
responsibility for the health of their people
which can be fulfilled only by the provision of
adequate health and social measures. It
emphasizes three basic positive concepts of
health which are:
a. Reflecting concern for the individual as a
total person

b. Placing health in the context of the

environment, and

c. Equating health with productive and creative

living.