Mind-Body Medicine: The New Science of Optimal Health

Vital Signs—Defining Health and Illness (1x2)

Air date: Jan 01, 2013

What does it mean to be healthy? Here, look at definitions of health, sickness, and disease as multidimensional constructs. Examine how we measure health, both individually and publicly. Review health determinants such as human behavior, geography, the environment, genetics, and economic factors in approaching a more holistic model of health.