Outline of health
Health, a crucial aspect of human existence, is the functional and metabolic efficiency of an organism. It entails not just the absence of illness but a holistic view that considers physical, mental, and emotional well-being. At its core, health implies the ability to live long, function well both mentally and physically, and thrive.
Definition and Essence of Health[edit | edit source]
Health: It represents the organism's overall state, emphasizing its functional and metabolic efficiency. A healthy state allows one to live longer, function optimally, and prosper in life.
Key Concepts in Personal Health[edit | edit source]
The following concepts are foundational to understanding health:
- Homeostasis: The body's innate ability to maintain a stable internal environment.
- Immunity: The body's defense mechanism against foreign pathogens.
- Life: The state of being which starts from birth and ends at death.
- Mental health: It encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
- Physical fitness: Indicates the body's ability to function efficiently and effectively.
- Survivability of the individual: The potential of an individual to continue existence and life.
- Wellness: A holistic approach to health focusing on the individual's overall well-being.
Reproductive Health[edit | edit source]
Reproductive health, an essential domain of health, covers:
Reproductive rights Male and Female Health: Men's health Women's health
- Topics like Vulvovaginal health, Maternal health, and Breastfeeding
Planning and Reproduction: Family planning
- Concepts including Fertility, Infertility, and Birth control
Education and Practices:
Disorders and Illnesses: Conditions such as Sexually transmitted disease and Sexual dysfunction Medical Aspects: Specialties like Reproductive medicine, Andrology, Gynaecology, and Obstetrics and gynaecology
The Darker Spectrum: Poor Health[edit | edit source]
Poor health represents the other end of the spectrum and includes:
- Disability
- Disease
- Injury
- Muscle weakness
- Mental disorder
- Susceptibility to the above
The Ultimate Absence: Death[edit | edit source]
Death represents the ultimate absence of health and life.
Fostering Health: Maintenance and Care[edit | edit source]
Personal Health Maintenance[edit | edit source]
For individual health upkeep, consider the following:
- Exercise
- General Fitness Training
- Healthy diet
- Hygiene
- Life extension
- Self-medication
- Nootropics for cognitive enhancement
- Nutrients
- Nutrition
- Positive mental attitude
- Sleep hygiene
- Techniques for Stress management
- Smoking cessation (Quitting smoking)
- Essential Vitamins
- Strategies for Weight loss
Maintaining Health on a Large Scale[edit | edit source]
To ensure the well-being of the masses:
The Health Care Industry[edit | edit source]
The Umbrella of Public Health[edit | edit source]
Incorporates:
- Health observatory
- Organizations like the World Health Organization
- Category:Health ministries
- The broader scope of Global health
The Foundation: Health Science[edit | edit source]
Some of the primary facets include:
Delving into the Past: History of Health[edit | edit source]
Historical aspects include the Establishment of the World Health Organization, the History of the health care industry, and topics like the History of HIV, History of environmental health, and the History of cholera.
Education in Medicine[edit | edit source]
Medical education platforms include:
- Nursing school
- Medical school
- ** Including a List of medical schools
- School of public health
- Dental school
- Pharmacy school
Compilations and Lists[edit | edit source]
This section contains a plethora of lists ranging from diseases, medical terminologies, drugs, and much more.
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Diseases and disorders[edit | edit source]
- List of cancer types
- List of childhood diseases
- List of diseases caused by insects
- List of eponymous diseases
- List of fictional diseases
- List of foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States
- List of genetic disorders
- List of human parasitic diseases
- List of illnesses related to poor nutrition
- List of infectious diseases
- List of latent human viral infections
- List of mental illnesses
- List of neurological disorders
- List of notifiable diseases
- List of parasites (human)
- List of skin-related conditions
- List of systemic diseases with ocular manifestations
Drugs[edit | edit source]
- List of anaesthetic drugs
- List of antiviral drugs
- List of bestselling drugs
- List of drugs affected by grapefruit
- List of drugs banned from the Olympics
- List of drugs illegal in the United Kingdom
- List of fictional medicines and drugs
- List of medical inhalants
- List of monoclonal antibodies
- List of psychedelic drugs
- List of psychiatric medications
- List of schedules for drugs and poisons
- List of withdrawn drugs
Abbreviations and acronyms[edit | edit source]
- Acronyms in healthcare
- List of medical abbreviations: Overview
- List of medical abbreviations: Latin abbreviations
- List of abbreviations for diseases and disorders
- List of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel
- List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions
- List of abbreviations used in health informatics
- List of optometric abbreviations
Glossaries[edit | edit source]
- Glossary of alternative medicine
- Glossary of anatomical terminology, definitions and abbreviations
- Glossary of clinical research
- Glossary of diabetes
- Glossary of medical terms related to communications disorders
- Glossary of psychiatry
Publications[edit | edit source]
- List of important publications in medicine
- List of important publications in psychology
- List of medical journals
- List of medical and health informatics journals
Health professionals[edit | edit source]
- List of clinical psychologists
- List of dentists
- List of dermatologists
- List of fictional medical examiners
- List of immunologists
- List of members of the National Academy of Sciences (Medical genetics, hematology, and oncology)
- List of members of the National Academy of Sciences (Medical physiology and metabolism)
- List of members of the National Academy of Sciences (Physiology and pharmacology)
- List of members of the National Academy of Sciences (Psychology)
- List of neurologists
- List of Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine
- List of nurses
- List of pathologists
- List of people in alternative medicine
- List of pharmacists
- List of physicians
- List of psychiatrists
- List of psychologists
Medical schools and colleges[edit | edit source]
General[edit | edit source]
- List of medical schools
- List of optometry schools
- List of osteopathic colleges
- List of pharmacy schools
- List of accredited naturopathic medical schools in North America
- List of Seventh-day Adventist medical schools
Country specific[edit | edit source]
- List of dental schools in Australia
- List of medical schools in Australia
- List of medical colleges in Bangladesh
- List of medical schools in Canada
- List of medical schools in Egypt
- List of medical colleges in India
- List of colleges of nursing in the Philippines
- List of medical colleges in Rajasthan
- List of medical schools in Syria
- List of dental schools in the United Kingdom
- List of medical schools in the United Kingdom
- List of pharmacy schools in the United Kingdom
- List of dental schools in the United States
- List of medical schools in the United States
See also[edit | edit source]
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