PHE-162 Personal Health

Health comprises a range of states, but wellness is maximal health. The well person has physical, mental, emotional, interpersonal, social, and spiritual strengths, is aware of the possibilities of accidents and diseases, and is adequately defended against them. Because the infectious diseases are now largely under control and the life-style diseases dominate the health scene, the focus of control for responsibility for health today lies largely within the individual. Learning about health and employing that learning in life-style choices are wise investments of personal energy. The object of each health module is not only to develop and value optimal health behavior, but also to learn the steps toward establishing that behavior as a routine.

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