Key Terms
Health
- “Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity,” as defined by the Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization (World Health Organization 1948).
- “Health is a resource for everyday life, not the object of living. It is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources as well as physical capabilities,” as defined in the World Health Organization Health Promotion Glossary (1998).
These definitions were compiled in Resources for Health Impact Assessment, a health impact assessment manual commissioned by the National Health Service Executive London (Ison 2000).
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