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GCSE Combined Science · key term
The state of physical and mental well-being.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 4.2.2.5 · Paper 1
Revise: Health issuesHealth is the state of physical and mental well-being. It is more than simply not having a diagnosed disease. Physical health concerns how well the body functions; mental health concerns a person's emotional and psychological well-being.
Paper 1, Paper 2
A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Revise: Health and Communicable DiseasesThe World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Infirmity means weakness or ill health.
Define health using both physical and mental well-being, not simply the absence of disease.
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