Health Care → Health
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Description
Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body, absent of disease, pain, or injury.
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Organizations relating to Health
International Council of Psychologists / Boulder CO, USA / Est. 1941
Fédération Internationale Francophone de Coelio-Chirurgie / Lausanne, Switzerland / Est. 2005
International Coalition for Trachoma Control / Atlanta GA, USA / Est. 2004
World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus / Dublin, Ireland
Sacro Occipital Technic Organization International / Burleigh QLD, Australia / Est. 2010
International Society for Nomenclature of Paediatric and Congenital Heart Disease / Est. 2000
International Youth Alliance for Family Planning / Washington DC, USA / Est. 2013
European Medical Association on Smoking and Health / Meyrin, Switzerland / Est. 1986
Asociación Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Educación en Salud Pública / Est. 1974
Latinamerican Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition / Lima, Peru / Est. 1975
African Council for Sustainable Health Development / Abuja, Nigeria / Est. 1998
European College of Veterinary Pathologists / Est. 1995
Association européenne de méthodes médicales nouvelles / Est. 1987
European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians / Bern, Switzerland / Est. 1996
European Society for Pediatric Dermatology / Prague, Czechia / Est. 1983
International Academy of Cosmetic Surgery / Est. 1970
Mobile Mediterranean University of Mastology / Ioannina, Greece / Est. 1992
European Society of Veterinary Pathology / Neston, UK / Est. 1951
Latin American Federation of the Pharmaceutical Industry / Mexico City, Mexico / Est. 1962
European Association of Plastic Surgeons / Rome, Italy / Est. 1989
Paediatric Rheumatology European Society / Est. 1999
Paediatric Pathology Society / Southampton, UK / Est. 1955
International Society of Medical Doctors for Biophysical Information Therapy / Freiburg, Germany / Est. 1980
Latin American Association of Pharmacology / Est. 1964
European Blind Union / Paris, France / Est. 1984
Association européenne de psychopathologie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent / Paris, France / Est. 1996
Caribbean Spa and Wellness Association / Est. 2005
European Society for Laser Aesthetic Surgery / Est. 1997
Pacific Island Health Officers Association / Honolulu HI, USA
International Association of Health Policy in Europe / Est. 1982
European Society of Veterinary Neurology / Valencia, Spain / Est. 1988
Caribbean Veterinary Medical Association / Port-of-Spain, Trinidad-Tobago / Est. 2012
Asociación Iberoamericana de Cirugia Pediatrica / Est. 1966
Asociación Latinoamericana de Psicologia de la Salud / Xalapa, Mexico
International Federation for Artificial Organs / Lafayette IN, USA / Est. 1977
European Council of Doctors for Plurality in Medicine / Basel, Switzerland
Nordic Midwives Association / Copenhagen, Denmark / Est. 1950
European Association of Veterinary Anatomists / Brno, Czechia / Est. 1963
European Veterinary Dental College / Sem, Norway / Est. 1998
European Society of Health and Medical Sociology / Ghent, Belgium / Est. 1983
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis International Society / Northbrook IL, USA / Est. 2002
International Complement Society / Windermere FL, USA / Est. 2000
European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society / Rolle, Switzerland / Est. 1982
European Association of Dental Public Health / London, UK / Est. 1996
Association internationale de recherche scientifique en faveur des personnes handicapées mentales / Orsay, France / Est. 1988
Pan American Association of Anatomy / Est. 1966
International Association for Communication in Healthcare / Salisbury, UK / Est. 2001
Federation of International Societies for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition / Cincinnati OH, USA
Nordic Society for Veterinary Pathology / Frederiksberg, Denmark / Est. 1977
European Red Cell Society / Est. 1978
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World Problems relating to Health
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialHarmful traditional health practices
Impaired wound healing
Inadequate health services
Health hazards of air pollution for plants
Environmental health hazards to children
Radioactive contamination
Physical unfitness
Illness anxiety disorder
Male bias of medicine
Dangers of using mobile telephones
Health risks of alcohol consumption
Iatrogenic disease
Hormone pollution
Health hazards of exposure to noise
Emissions from combustion engines
Health hazards of passive smoking
Unsafe genetically modified food
Polychlorinated biphenyls as a health hazard
Import of foodborne disease
Forest decline
Conflicting models of health
Obesity
Antimony as a health hazard
Health hazards of environmental electromagnetism
Radon contamination
Action Strategies relating to Health
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialHealing
Consulting vulnerable groups on laws to protect their health
Developing international competence in population planning
Providing reproductive health counselling for adolescents
Ensuring a healthy environment
Researching public health
Promoting voluntary surgical contraception
Promoting safe motherhood
Researching adolescent sexual health
Promoting adolescent reproductive health awareness
Controlling HIV/AIDS spread by health services
Publicizing family planning methods
Promoting women's public health issues
Educating about women's health
Envisioning future health scenarios
Researching environmental indicators
Conserving landscape diversity
Caring for children's health
Financing essential clinical health services
Improving effectiveness of aid for health
Advancing nutrition
Mobilizing financial resources for health
Providing youth with better health education
Modelling cost and effectiveness of alternative health strategies
Improving rural health
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