Question

Describe “good health.”

Identify the significance of good health to the individual American. Name at least one of the challenges.

What role does the U.S. healthcare delivery system play in helping people reach a healthy lifestyle? Explain.

Answer 1

Mere Absence of Disease is not Health but it is a state of complete Physical, mental and social well being of an individual.

• Physical health: Perfect functioning of all body parts.
• Mental Health: Harmony between the individual and its enviroment. A mentally sound individual is free from tension, anxiety etc.therefore performs in a better way in his environment.
• Social health: Every person living in a society possesses basic requirement of life i.e. Good earning, good food,clean drinking water, clean place to live, happy family, cooperative interactions with the neighbours and friends, and leading a happy life.

Recently, a fouth dimention has also been added-spiritual health.

What is Good Health?

When a person actively and intentionally behaves in such a way that makes him/her Physically, mentally, socially and spiritually fit. The person becomes more stronger, better nourished, less stressed and more comfortable with his body and mind.

Key to Good health lies in following Healthy life style, which includes:

• Moderate or heavy excercise fo 150 minutes weekly
• Balanced diet
• Body fat percentage is less than 20% inmales and 30% infemales
• No smoking

SIGNIFICANCE of healthy lifestyle for an american: The healthy lifestyle can help in the prevention of many chronic diseases. Most people know that healthy lifestyle changes and choices can be critical in deciding the status of their health and longivity. Still, it is found that only 5% of the Americans follow a healthy life style.

Challege: Biggest challenge towards achieving good health in Americans is increasing number of OBESE people.

US healthcare delivery system can help people achieving good health by improving the qualitiy of the services provided to the Americans, reducing the costs of medical treatments and particiapating in spreading awareness for adopting healthy life style..