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1 BLDEA’s Shri B. M. Patil Institute of Nursing Sciences, Solapur Road, Bijapur -586103, IN
Source
Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research, Vol 2, No 4 (2012), Pagination: 195-196
Abstract
Health is a resource for life, not the object of living; it is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities. All communities have highly variable, unique strengths and health needs; and is a common theme in most cultures. Health is multidimensional and is the condition of being sound in body, mind or spirit especially freedom from physical disease or pain. The factors affecting health may be classified as agent, host and environment. The presence and interaction of these factors initiate the disease process in man. Number of studies have shown that several factors can greatly contribute to enhancing or compromising health which may include unhealthy dietary habits, sedentary life styles, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and non adherence effective medication regimen.
