the topic for paramedical staff

1. CONCEPT OF HEALTH AND
DISEASE
Vir Vikram
Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacology
ISF College of Pharmacy, Moga 142001
Punjab, INDIA
virvikram76@gmail.com

2. Health: - a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely absence of disease (if not
wear full cloth in winter, then cold will occur)
Health education: - it deal with the natural laws pertaining to the body, mind and environment. These law
relate to fresh air, sun light, diet, exercise, rest, sleep, cleanliness, climate, good habits and above all life-
style.
Education is needed to replace ignorance by knowledge and bring about change in beliefs and
direction favourable to health.
Community means commonness
Healthy mind reside healthy body
Social health: - relationship between an individual and group
Spiritual health: - self realisation

3. Determination of Heath
Individual Environmental
1) Genetic 2) Life style 1) Socioeconomic
development
2) Political will
3) Availability of
health services
4) Other factor

4. 1. Genetic: - Hereditary factor
2. Life style: - way of life, attitude
towards life, awareness regarding
healthy living

5. 1. Socioeconomic development
improvement in economic, educational, cultural sector can collectively cause
development of society
Economic condition which in turn determine the standard of living.
Nutrition, education, housing for healthy living full filled by economic growth of
society
Development in both individual as well as community level.
 Polio drops
 Treatment of T.B.

6. 2. Political will
cause of ill health is poverty is the root
causes .Poor people living in slums area ,
unhygenic condition are the target of
disease. Do policies framed and
implemented with the object of
maintaining and promoting health of these
people.

7. 3. Available of health care service
Govt. of each nation provide the health care services to its objects at an
affordable cost. The essential components of primary health care as
identified by WHO are follows
I. Adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitations
II. Promotion of food supply and proper nutrition
III.Immunisation against major infectious diseases
IV.Maternal and child health care and family planning services
V. Education of people about health problem (Advertisement about tobacco
shown in theatre, and in newspaper even advertise that how to prevent
from malarial disease )
VI.Provision of essential drugs
VII.Appropriate treatment of common disease and injuries

8. 4. Other factor
Occupation also involved in health issues e.g. The person
working in night shift duty his health also effect. Take max tea or
coffee also cause ulceration.