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Karen Dorman unit code 1210 DEFINITION OF HEALTH Good health is a mixture of physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing. The Dictionary definition is HEALTH: "The state of being well and free from illness Mental or physical" (oxford, 2001). However it goes much deeper, It is not about What can be seen or felt on the outside but also about our innerselves as well. Physical health is about what can be seen or felt and can cover a numerous amount of things from a common cold to a terminal disease such as cancer. It could also be a degenerative disease, genetic illness , and sexually transmitted disease race related disease e.g. sickle cell anaemia or an age related illness. Many physical health problems can be linked to emotional health such as stress from families, relationships, work or financial difficulties and worries can cause a multitude of stress related illnesses i.e. hypertension, heart attacks, and could eventually lead to...

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