Prioritizing General Health and Well-being

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What does it mean to be healthy?

Being healthy is about more than diet and exercise. It is also about understanding how your body works and what it needs to stay healthy. You can start by learning these general health terms. Find more definitions on Fitness | General Health | Minerals | Nutrition | Vitamins

What is a general health measure?

This measure of general health differs from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Health Index, which uses a broad definition of health, including health outcomes, health-related behaviours and personal circumstances and wider drivers of health.

What is the difference between 'good' and 'bad' general health?

a. those whose general health is either ‘Very good’ or ‘Good’ representing a state of ‘Good’ general health; and b. those whose general health is either ‘Fair’, ‘Bad’ or ‘Very bad’ representing a state of ‘Not good’ general health.

What does health mean?

“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” In 1986, the WHO made further clarifications: “A resource for everyday life, not the objective of living. Health is a positive concept emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities.”

What Is General Health

1. https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/health-survey-for-england/2021-part-2/adult-health-general-health
2. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/healthandwellbeing/articles/generalhealthbyagesexanddeprivationenglandandwales/census2021
3. https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/constitution

General Health Information

1. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/
2. https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/a-to-z
3. https://medlineplus.gov/
4. https://patient.info/
5. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg178/ifp/chapter/looking-after-your-general-health