Health is often defined as absence of disease. But broadly according to WHO is defined as,"A state of complete physical ,mental and social well-being,rather than solely, as an absence of disease."
Therefore according to the above definition health include the factors such as social life,religion or spiritual beliefs,sexual and environment.
Health is regarded as it treats a person as whole rather than dealing with the absence of diseases.
All over the world the adoption of human rights is now regarded as civilisation of the societies.Self -determination is claimed as fundamental human right and without it society ceased to be healthy.
HOW TO PROMOTE,MAINTAINING AND RESTORING HEALTH?
There are various ways of promoting health.Since many people many people perceived that health is because of what they eat ,so ensuring that they eat a balanced diet ,have enough sleep ,avoid uncontrollable stress and so on.
The unstable mind led to poor uptake of food in the body.Hence stability is important.
There are so many methods used to promote health and hygiene to avoid particular disease outbreaks.Health Education is done through posters ,leaflets,videos and images to have awareness to the general population.
The aim of the compaign is to convince the public that certain behavioural change is healthier than others.
Health awareness programmes can be done in the form of music, dance and drama.These contribute to a person's contribution to have the sense of well being and spiritual health.
When people dancing music they reflect their inner happiness as music has meaning in ther cultural aspects.
Music regarded as the most useful tool to convey any messege even to an embryo.
Most recently in Zimbabwe the musician composed songs in relation to the diseases such as HIV AND AIDS,CHOLERA AND SWINE FLUE to name only a few.
The other forms in which health is promoted in society are aroma therapy,colour therapy
reflexology massage and so on.Many people involved themselves in this activities inorder to keep themselves healthy.
The sense of well being is enhenced through looking at beautiful objects. Many people have interests to visit shows,art galleries and other art places such as sculpture gardens, and buy the paintings textiles , weavings as well as basketry inorder to decorate their houses.
Occupational therapy is creactive in promoting health as an injured person is occupied when doing something such as making baskets, pots or something else .When such person is using skills by so doing the health is restored, to the damaged muscles or bones.
There so many various methods used cultural as a way of promoting health to the people.In religion they is a saying which goes like , it better to lose the world than to lose your health.
