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Different dimensions of health

Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, Intellectual, Social, Environmental, Occupational/financial, Community

What does the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of health

“A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease or infirmity”

Commission on Human Rights

A commission made up of 18 members from various political, cultural, and religious backgrounds. Established the UDHR drafting committee

Eleanor Roosevelt

chaired the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UHDR) drafting committee?

prominent members of the UHDR committee other than Eleanor Roosevelt

Rene Cassin of France, Charles Malik of Lebanon, Vice-Chairman Peng Chung Change of China, and John Humphrey of Canada

Human Rights Approach to Health

• right to health is no different from the right to civil, political, and economic rights

• health and human rights approach must be accompanied by large-scale social justice movements aimed at political change

• a human rights approach must give voice to those who are vulnerable and empower them to change their conditions of vulnerability

characteristics of health

• positive, optimistic outlook

• sense of control; able to relax

• energy and vitality; freedom from pain/serious illness

• supportive social network

• personally satisfying job or intellectual endeavor

• clean, healthful environment

wellness (short def)

purposeful enjoyable living

wellness looks like

• deciding to move to optimal health

• living life to reach one’s potential

• developing awareness that health and happiness are possible now

• integrating mind, body, and spirit

• believing that actions influence personal health and the health of the world

wellness (long def)

achieved when someone strives for balance in their life by constantly making choices to further their health and fulfillment. has a direct influence on overall health

health (long def)

a state where the physical body is free from disease

Health refers to a state where the
physical body is free from disease, while
wellness refers to…

…an overall balance of a person’s physical, social, spiritual, emotional, intellectual, environmental and occupational well-being

Life Expectancy (United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2022 Revision)

the average number of years a newborn can expect to live if the age-specific mortality rates at the time of their birth remain constant throughout their life. It’s a statistic that reflects a population’s overall mortality level and summarizes the mortality patterns across all age groups in a given year

trend of life expectancy in America

declining