**"Healthy" has a different definition depending on who you ask.** "Healthy" has a different definition depending on who you ask. Even the World Health Organization (WHO) have changed their minds over time on how one should define "Health". For some "Health" is simply "the absence of disease", for others this definition does not suffice. # World Health Organization Definition > physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity - _1948 WHO definition_ > the extent to which an individual or group is able to realize aspirations and satisfy needs and to change or cope with the environment. Health is a resource for everyday life, not the objective of living; it is a positive concept, emphasizing social and personal resources, as well as physical capacities - _1984 WHO definition_ The definition of "health" is subject to an individuals interpretation (like all definitions, really). This highlights the need for medical practitioners to be good listeners and understand the patient's definition of "health", so they can guide their treatments to suit what's best for their patient. # My General Definition Healthy - _adjective_ - able to enjoy the fruits of whatever aspects of life an individual finds valuable, free from undue physical, mental, and emotional hardships. This would also apply to _financial_ health, actually. # [[Subcategories of Health]] This actually deserves it's own note. So now it has it. --- ## Sources - [Health](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health) ## Related - [[Facets of Fitness]]