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Outline of health

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health:

Health – functional and metabolic efficiency of an organism. It is the ability to live long, function well (physically and mentally), and prosper.

Essence of personal health

  • Homeostasis – property of a system in which variables are regulated so that internal conditions remain stable and relatively constant. Examples of homeostasis include the regulation of temperature and the balance between acidity and alkalinity (pH).
  • Immunity
  • Life – characteristic distinguishing physical entities having biological processes (such as signaling and self-sustaining processes) from those that do not, either because such functions have ceased (death), or because they lack such functions and are classified as inanimate.
  • Mental health
  • Physical fitness
  • Survivability of the individual
  • Wellness

Reproductive health

Reproductive health

Poor health

Illness

Absence of health

  • Death – termination of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

Health maintenance

Personal health maintenance

Self-care

Health maintenance of the masses

Health care

Health care industry

Health care industry

Public health

Public health

Health science

Health science

History of health

Health education

Medical education

Health professionals

Medical schools and colleges

General

Country specific

See also