Functions of Welfare State
Health was defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1948 as a "state of physical, mental and social well-being, not only the absence of disease or disease." It would be reformulated over time in the following way: "Health is a state of physical, mental and social well-being, with the ability to function, and not only the absence of diseases or illnesses". In 1992 a researcher expanded it adding that health should be "in harmony with the environment". It is therefore a state of well-being where the organism is metabolically efficient and allows its functionality in its two major expressions: the cellular and the social. "Health is measured by the impact a person can receive without compromising their way of life. Thus, the life system becomes a criterion of health. A healthy person is one who can live their dreams not fully confessed. " Moshe Feldenkrais Israeli Scientist (1904-1984) Health care in all areas of life allows well-being and ...