Health Triangle

We had an interesting Rotary meeting a few weeks ago when Jambu spoke about Family and Health under Rotary information.

Jambu enlightened us about the Health Triangle. Under the World Health Organisation, health is " a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity." The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion said that health is a resource for everyday life. It is a positive concept emphasising social and personal resources as well as physical capacities. Overall health is achieved through a combination of physical, emotional and social well-being which together is commonly referred to as the Health Triangle.

He also gave a picture of a triangle where Mental Health, Growth and Development Nutrition and Exercise and Fitness fell within the Physical and Mental ambit. Community and Environmental Health, Safety and First Aid, Consumer and Personal Health and Diseases and Disorders were under the Social and Physical side.

Goes to show what i have been saying all along , that a healthy body can create a healthy mind which can contribute to the community. Go Get Healthy!