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'''Health''', according to the [[World Health Organization]], is "a state of complete physical, [[Mental health|mental]] and social [[well-being]] and not merely the absence of [[disease]] and [[infirmity]]".<ref name="WHO constitution">[[World Health Organization]]. (2006). [https://www.who.int/governance/eb/who_constitution_en.pdf ''Constitution of the World Health Organization''] – ''Basic Documents'', Forty-fifth edition, Supplement, October 2006.</ref> A variety of definitions have been used for different purposes over time. Health can be promoted by encouraging healthful activities, such as regular [[physical exercise]] and adequate sleep,<ref>{{Cite web|last=CDC|date=2021-04-05|title=Benefits of Physical Activity|url=https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/pa-health/index.htm|access-date=2021-09-11|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|language=en-us}}</ref> and by reducing or avoiding unhealthful activities or situations, such as [[smoking]] or excessive [[Stress (biology)|stress]]. Some factors affecting health are due to [[Agency (sociology)|individual choices]], such as whether to engage in a high-risk behavior, while others are due to [[Social structure|structural]] causes, such as whether the society is arranged in a way that makes it easier or harder for people to get necessary healthcare services. Still, other factors are beyond both individual and group choices, such as [[genetic disorder]]s. | '''Health''', according to the [[World Health Organization]], is "a state of complete physical, [[Mental health|mental]] and social [[well-being]] and not merely the absence of [[disease]] and [[infirmity]]".<ref name="WHO constitution">[[World Health Organization]]. (2006). [https://www.who.int/governance/eb/who_constitution_en.pdf ''Constitution of the World Health Organization''] – ''Basic Documents'', Forty-fifth edition, Supplement, October 2006.</ref> A variety of definitions have been used for different purposes over time. Health can be promoted by encouraging healthful activities, such as regular [[physical exercise]] and adequate sleep,<ref>{{Cite web|last=CDC|date=2021-04-05|title=Benefits of Physical Activity|url=https://www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/basics/pa-health/index.htm|access-date=2021-09-11|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|language=en-us}}</ref> and by reducing or avoiding unhealthful activities or situations, such as [[smoking]] or excessive [[Stress (biology)|stress]]. Some factors affecting health are due to [[Agency (sociology)|individual choices]], such as whether to engage in a high-risk behavior, while others are due to [[Social structure|structural]] causes, such as whether the society is arranged in a way that makes it easier or harder for people to get necessary [https://askzones.com/ healthcare] services. Still, other factors are beyond both individual and group choices, such as [[genetic disorder]]s. | ||
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