Health
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For other uses, see Health (disambiguation).
In 1948, in its constitution, the World Health Organization (WHO) defined health as follows:
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.[1]
The definition was updated in the 1986 WHO "Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion" to say health is a "resource for everyday life, not the objective of living", and "health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities."[2].
