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15.03.2021

“Health is not the absence of disease as such or physical infirmity, but a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being” . However, this definition cannot be used to assess health at the population and individual levels. According to WHO, in health statistics, health at the individual level is understood as the absence of identified disorders and diseases, and at the population level - the process of reducing mortality, morbidity and disability.

P. I. Kalyu in his work “Essential characteristics of the concept of “health” and some issues of restructuring health care: an overview” considered 79 definitions of health formulated in different countries of the world, at different times and by representatives of various scientific disciplines. Among the definitions are the following:

Health is a normal function of the body at all levels of its organization, the normal course of biological processes that contribute to individual survival and reproduction.
Dynamic balance of the body and its functions with the environment
Participation in social activities and socially useful work, the ability to fully perform basic social functions
Absence of disease, disease states and changes
The ability of an organism to adapt to constantly changing environmental conditions

According to Kalju, all possible characteristics of health can be reduced to the following concepts:

Medical model - for definitions containing medical signs and characteristics; health as the absence of diseases and their symptoms
Biomedical model - the absence of subjective feelings of ill health and organic disorders
Biosocial model - medical and social signs considered in unity are included, while priority is given to social signs
Value-social model - health as a human value; it is to this model that the WHO definition applies.

Levels of health in medical and social research

New Zealand brand promoting health

Health indicators

Human health is a qualitative characteristic that consists of a set of quantitative parameters: anthropometric (height, weight, chest volume, geometric shape of organs and tissues); physical (pulse rate, blood pressure, body temperature); biochemical (the content of chemical elements in the body, erythrocytes, leukocytes, hormones, etc.); biological (composition of the intestinal flora, the presence of viral and infectious diseases), etc.

For the state of the human body, there is the concept of "norm", when the values of the parameters fit into a certain range developed by medical science and practice. Deviation of the value from the specified range can be a sign and evidence of a deterioration in health. Outwardly, the loss of health will be expressed in measurable disturbances in the structures and functions of the body, changes in its adaptive capabilities.

From the WHO point of view, people's health is a social quality, and therefore the following indicators are recommended for assessing public health:

deduction of the gross national product for health care.
availability of primary health care .
level of immunization of the population.
degree of examination of pregnant women by qualified personnel.
nutritional status of children.
infant mortality rate.
average life expectancy.
hygiene literacy of the population.

Some biological indicators of the norm for the average adult

From a health point of view, two levels of blood pressure can be defined:

optimal: SBP less than 120, DBP less than 80 mm Hg.
normal: SBP 120-129, DBP 84 mmHg.

SBP - systolic blood pressure. DBP - diastolic blood pressure.

Public health criteria

Medico-demographic - fertility, mortality, natural population growth, infant mortality, the frequency of premature births, life expectancy.
Morbidity - general, infectious, with temporary disability, according to medical examinations, the main non-epidemic diseases, hospitalized.
primary disability.
Indicators of physical development.
Mental health indicators.

Independent: correlations with health and illness are strongest
- Factors predisposing to health or disease
  - Behavioral patterns; behavioral factors of type A (ambition, aggressiveness, competence, irritability, muscle tension, accelerated type of activity; high risk of cardiovascular disease) and B (opposite style)
  - Supportive dispositions (eg optimism and pessimism)
  - Emotional patterns (eg, alexithymia)
- Cognitive factors - ideas about health and illness, about the norm, attitudes, values, self-assessment of health, etc.
- Social environment factors - social support, family, professional environment
- Demographic factors - gender factor, individual coping strategies, ethnic groups, social classes
Transmitting factors
- Coping with multilevel problems
- Substance use and abuse (alcohol, nicotine, eating disorders)
- Health-promoting behaviors (environmental choice, physical activity)
- Compliance with the rules healthy lifestyle life
Motivators
- stressors
- Existence in the disease (processes of adaptation to acute episodes of the disease).

Physical health factors:

Level of physical development
Fitness level
The level of functional readiness to perform loads
The level of mobilization of adaptive reserves and the ability for such mobilization, providing adaptation to various environmental factors.

When examining differences in the health of men and women, the World Health Organization recommends using gender rather than biological criteria, since they best explain the existing differences. In the process of socialization, the rejection of self-preserving behavior in men is encouraged, the implementation of risky behavior aimed at more earnings; women are oriented towards maintaining health as expectant mothers, however, with an emphasis on such a manifestation of health as external attractiveness, instead of healthy functioning, characteristic female disorders can occur - as a rule, eating disorders.

The difference in life expectancy between men and women depends on the country of residence; in Europe it is sufficient, and in a number of countries in Asia and Africa it is practically absent, which is primarily associated with female mortality from genital mutilation, complications of pregnancy, childbirth and poorly performed abortions.

It is shown that doctors provide women with less complete information about their disease than men.

Health factors include income and social status, social media support, education and literacy, employment/work conditions, social environment, physical environment, personal experience and health skills, healthy development of the child, level of development of biology and genetics, medical services, gender, culture.

mental health

Mental health is the ability of a person to cope with difficult circumstances of life, while maintaining an optimal emotional background and the adequacy of behavior. The concept of mental health, euthumia("good state of mind") is described by Democritus, the image of a person who has achieved inner harmony is described in Plato's dialogues concerning the life and death of Socrates. The source of mental suffering in the works of various studies is often called culture (this is typical for Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Karen Horney, Erich Fromm). Viktor Frankl calls a person's value system the most important factor in mental health.

Several models of mental health have been developed in connection with a gendered approach to health care:

Healthy lifestyle

Physical education is one of the main components of a healthy lifestyle.

In the psychological and pedagogical direction, a healthy lifestyle is considered from the point of view of consciousness, human psychology, and motivation. There are other points of view (for example, biomedical), but there is no sharp line between them, since they are aimed at solving one problem - improving the health of the individual.

A healthy lifestyle is a prerequisite for the development of various aspects of human life, the achievement of active longevity and the full performance of social functions, for active participation in labor, social, family, household, leisure forms of life.

The relevance of a healthy lifestyle is caused by an increase and a change in the nature of stresses on the human body due to the complication of social life, an increase in man-made, environmental, psychological, political and military risks that provoke negative changes in health status.

healthcare

Health care is a branch of state activity, the purpose of which is the organization and provision of affordable medical care for the population, the preservation and improvement of its level of health.

Health care can make up a significant part of a country's economy. In 2008, the health care industry consumed an average of 9.0 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the most developed OECD countries.

Health care is traditionally considered an important factor in the overall health and well-being of people around the world. An example of this is the worldwide eradication of smallpox in 1980, declared by the WHO to be the first disease in human history to be completely eliminated by a deliberate public health intervention.

World Health Organization

World Health Organization (WHO) World Health Organization, WHO ) is a special agency of the United Nations, consisting of 193 member states, whose main function lies in solving international health problems and protecting the health of the world's population. It was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

In addition to WHO, the UN Specialized Group includes UNESCO (Organization for Educational, Scientific and Cultural Affairs), ILO (International Labor Organization), UNICEF (Children's Fund). Member states of the UN are admitted to the WHO, although, in accordance with the Charter, admission of non-UN countries is also possible.

Valeology

Valeology (from one of the meanings of lat. valeo- “to be healthy”) - “general theory of health”, which claims to be an integral approach to the physical, moral and spiritual health of a person from the natural, social and human sciences - medicine, hygiene, biology, sexology, psychology, sociology, philosophy, cultural studies, pedagogy and others. Some experts classify it as an alternative and marginal paramedical retrograde course.

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Health - this is the main value of life, it occupies the highest step in the hierarchyhuman needs . Health is one of the most important components of human happiness and one of the leading conditions for successful social and economic development. Realization of the intellectual, moral, spiritual, physical and reproductive potential is possible only in a healthy society.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO),health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

According to leading Russian scientists, this definition is not specific. We can offer the following options for defining health, proposed by Yu.P. Lisitsyn: health is a harmonious unity of biological and social qualities due to congenital and acquired biological and social influences (illness is a violation of this unity); a state that allows you to lead a life not constrained in your freedom, fully perform the functions inherent in a person (primarily labor), lead a healthy lifestyle, that is, experience mental, physical and social well-being.

A. G. Shchedrina suggests the following formulation: “Health is a holistic multidimensional dynamic state (including its positive and negative indicators), which develops ... in a specific social and environmental environment and allows a person ... to carry out his biological and social functions ".

The modern concept of health makes it possible to single out its main components - physical, psychological and behavioral.

Physical the component includes the level of growth and development of organs and systems of the body, as well as the current state of their functioning. The basis of this process is morphological and functional transformations and reserves that ensure physical performance and adequate adaptation of a person to external conditions.

Psychologicalcomponent is the state of the mental sphere, which is determined by motivational-emotional, mental and moral-spiritual components. Its basis is the state of emotional and cognitive comfort, which ensures mental performance and adequate human behavior. This state is due to both biological and social needs, as well as the ability to meet these needs.

behavioral component is outward manifestation human condition. It is expressed in the degree of adequacy of behavior, the ability to communicate. It is based on a life position (active, passive, aggressive) and interpersonal relationships that determine the adequacy of interaction with the external environment (biological and social) and the ability to work effectively.

Modern living conditions put forward increased demands on the health of young people. Therefore, the main thing for young people is to be healthy.

Health can be characterized:

individual health - the health of the individual. It is evaluated by personal well-being, the presence or absence of diseases, physical condition, etc.

group health - health of individual communities of people: age, professional, etc.

Population health - health of people living in a certain area.

It is most difficult to define public health. Public health reflects the health of the individuals that make up society, but is not the sum of the health of individuals. Even the WHO has not yet come up with a concise and comprehensive definition of public health. “Public health is such a state of society that provides conditions for an active productive lifestyle that is not constrained by physical and mental illnesses, that is, this is something without which society cannot create material and spiritual values, this is the wealth of society” (Yu P. Lisitsyn).

Public health potential - a measure of the quantity and quality of people's health and its reserves accumulated by society.

Public health index - the ratio of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles of the population.

WHO experts consider the percentage of gross national product (GNP) spent on health care as public health criteria; accessibility of primary health care; infant mortality rate; average life expectancy, etc.

Subjective indicators related to self-assessment
person of their current state of health.

1. Well-being, activity, mood of a person- This
a kind of barometer of the state of the central nervous system and many functions internal organs. normal normal
a person's well-being is a feeling of cheerfulness, cheerfulness, a desire to work, study, high efficiency.

2. Night sleep . During sleep, a person rests. The functions of the body are restored, especially the central nervous system. Sleep is considered normal, coming soon after a person has gone to bed, strong enough, lasting 7-8 hours. After such a dream, a person feels rested, a feeling of cheerfulness is characteristic. Many deviations in the state of health, especially the central nervous system, are not yet
manifested by other symptoms, immediately affect
dream. bad dream characterized by a long dormant period
or waking up early in the middle of the night. After such a dream, there is no feeling of cheerfulness and freshness.

3. Appetite. With the good functioning of all organs and systems, with adequate physical activity, the metabolism is more active. So a healthy person
does not complain about his appetite, more often he even has to resort
to a reasonable limit. But the appetite is not stable, it depends on the quality of food, it is easily disturbed by malaise, illness, overexertion.

4. The presence of pain. These can be headaches, general weakness, dizziness, palpitations, shortness of breath, muscle pain and other signs.

Objective indicators of human health are expressed
in conditions that manifest themselves independently of the will
of a person can be determined by another person and are comparable with the previous state and with normative characteristics. Objective include body weight, body circumference
and its parts, dynamometry of the hand and torso, frequency and rhythm of pulse and breathing, body temperature, skin color,
the nature of sweating, attention span, coordination
movements, etc.

An important addition to the objective self-assessment of health indicators can be the reaction and recovery mode of the noted indicators. Most often, this is done using heart rate for a dosed physical activity (for example, 20 squats in 30 seconds or moving from a supine position to a standing position).
Body length (height) is an important indicator of a person's physical development. Measurement of body length is of great importance for calculating indicators characterizing the correctness,
body proportionality. Male growth continues
up to 25 years, in women up to 21-22 years.
Body weight - can change throughout the day, so
it is desirable to determine it at the same time. When analyzing
indicator is important for its compliance with the "ideal weight".
There are several ways to calculate "ideal weight". The most common and closest to the true is determined by
subtractions from indicators of body length (in cm) of conditional values:
- with a height of less than 165 cm, the number 100 is deducted,

- with a height of 165 - 175 cm ------ "------ 105,

- with growth over 175 cm ----- "------ 110.

The result is the ideal weight in kilograms.

According to another method, the “ideal weight” (in kg) is equal to: the product of the body length in cm and the circumference of the chest (in cm),
divided by 240.

Exceeding the ideal weight by 10% indicates overweight, which is a risk factor for the development of many diseases. If the weight is 10% or more below ideal, they speak of reduced nutrition.

Functional indicators of the activity of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. The parameters and characteristics of the activity of the two main functional systems of the body are measured in a state of relative rest
and after performing any load. If a standard load is given, then the magnitude and nature of the change
parameters are compared with standardized norms and
conclusions are drawn about the degree of training of this system
and the organism as a whole. In addition, comparing them with previous results allows us to draw conclusions about the effective
sti physical culture and recreational activities:

A) heart rate is an extremely important indicator that reflects the activity of cardio-vascular system. Pulse rate
in a healthy man, it is equal to 70-75
frames per minute, for women - 75-80 strokes.

During exercise, the heart rate increases:
with medium - "-- up to 160-180 beats / min.,
at large - "- over 180 beats / min.

A healthy person should not exceed the load, with
whose heart rate is greater than the one calculated
according to the formula: 220 minus the person's age. The optimal load is the one at which the heart rate is 65-90%
from the maximum allowable for this age group.

B) Test with 20 squats. The test is a standardized load, it is simple and indicative for determining the degree of fitness.
Before its execution, the pulse rate is calculated in
rest. Perform 20 deep squats in 30 seconds
(feet shoulder width apart, arms extended forward). The pulse rate is determined immediately after the load is performed, after one, two and
three minutes after squats. Evaluate the sample by percentage
increased heart rate in relation to the original and in duration
restoring the heart rate to its original value.
With an increase in heart rate by 25%, the state of the cardiovascular system is assessed as good; 50-75% - satisfactory; more than 75% - unsatisfactory.
Restoring the heart rate to its original value
occurs normally in 1-3 minutes.

C) Test with breath holding. First counted
the number of breaths in 30 seconds and multiplied by 2. Normally in a state
resting respiratory rate in an adult is from 9 to 12-16 breaths per minute. Try to breathe while counting.
in a natural rhythm. Then a test is carried out, which gives
understanding of the state of the cardiovascular and respiratory
systems: you need to take a deep breath, hold your breath and
mark the time of the maximum possible breath holding in seconds.
After a short rest, do the same, exhaling.
The test results are evaluated on a three-point scale.

On inspiration: 39 sec. - unsatisfactory, 40-49 sec. – satisfactory, over 50 sec. - well.

On exhalation: 34 sec. - unsatisfactory, 35-39 sec. - satisfactory; over 40 sec. - well.

It is advisable to keep a self-control diary in which
all or some indicators are periodically entered. Such a diary makes it much easier to determine the dynamics
indicators in the process of physical culture and health-improving
activities, increases interest in classes.

One of the new methodological approaches to problem solving
control over the amount of health is the diagnosis of the third condition, calledprenosological, which received
distribution in the practice of mass preventive examinations of the population (V.P. Kaznacheev, R.M. Baevsky, G.L. Apanasenko). Prenosological diagnostics is based on the concept of a close relationship between the adaptive capabilities of the body and morbidity and allows us to distinguish four groups
individuals with different levels of adaptive capabilities of the body:

1) with satisfactory adaptation to environmental conditions;

3) with unsatisfactory adaptation;

4) with a breakdown in adaptation.

R.M. Baevsky proposed to determine the index of functional changes (FII) as a criterion for the adaptive capabilities of an organism, for the calculation of which
only data on pulse rate (HR), blood pressure
(SBP, DBP), height (P), body weight (BW) and age (B):
Pre-hospital screening based on IFI, for all
its simplicity provides a systematic approach to assessing the functional state of the circulatory system as an indicator of the adaptive capabilities of the whole organism. Based
the obtained value of the FFI, each individual can be assigned to one of four groups according to the degree of adaptation; the higher
conditional IFI score, the higher the probability of developing pathological abnormalities.

Answering the question: "What is health?" - I want to give one simple answer -rejection of excesses. Alas, wrong ideals have been imposed on us for a long time, including the ideal of excesses - eat more and taste better, go to clubs, drink alcohol. This is the harsh truth of life. Therefore, for health, it is necessary to eat and live in moderation.
Both spiritual and physical health is extremely negatively affected by excessive emotionality and stressful situations. Of course, no one is immune from stress, buta person must establish control over their own emotions. Remember that a good doctor is not the one who cures the disease, but the one who does not allow it. A person is his own healer, and if he loves himself to the fullest and takes care of his health, then he is not afraid of any diseases.

Health- the natural state of the body, characterized by its balance with environment and the absence of any painful changes.
Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Constitution of the World Health Organization

Health is the constant availability of energy necessary to ensure the harmonious functioning of the body.
Health is the basis of human well-being; health allows you to open up all his physical and spiritual capabilities.
Health is a concept not only physical, but also moral; a morally healthy person is generous, noble, friendly and optimistic.
Health is the absence of causes and incentives for diseases in a person.
Physical health is a building tool in the hands of a highly moral person and a destructive hammer in the hands of a scoundrel.

Health Benefits

Health provides opportunities - physical adaptation to different conditions; personal growth.
Health gives strength - for work, study, communication and building relationships.
Health gives freedom - physical actions and movement around the world.
Health gives interest - to life.
Health brings joy - from the realization of the infinity of one's own possibilities.
Health creates a platform for human self-realization.

Manifestations of health in everyday life

Physical exercise. Physical activity brings many benefits to a person, strengthening the body and character.
Military service. A sick person is a weak warrior, which is why there are diseases whose carriers are not called up for military service.
Labor activity. The more physically healthy and strong a person is, the greater the period of time he is able to work with full dedication.
No "chemical dependency". A person who constantly takes medication is like an alcoholic. The absence of such vices as addiction, including drug addiction, characterizes a healthy person.
Gen. A healthy person does not need excessive comfort and luxury, but needs conditions that ensure hygiene.
Parenting. Tempering children from an early age helps to grow them into healthy people, strong physically and strong in spirit.

How to achieve health

Health is not a character trait of a person, but a combination of physical and moral qualities that develop through systematic exercises. To become healthy is the main duty of every person to himself.
hardening. Any procedures for hardening the body - whether it is dousing with cold water or long walks on fresh air- this is an investment in the "piggy bank" of one's own health.
Physical education. Moderate physical activity (not “peak”, as in professional sports) gradually strengthens the human body.
Refusal of excesses. The simpler the food of a person, the more healthy he is; the simpler the life, the more resilient it is.
Control over emotions. Strong negative emotions weaken the human body, taking away the energy necessary for the full functioning of the body. By controlling his emotions (anger, anger, resentment), a person takes care of his health.
Inner harmony. Achieving inner harmony is the result of spiritual work on oneself; this work also brings physical benefits in the form of improved health.

Golden mean

Soreness | lack of health

Health

Suspiciousness - an excess of attention to the state of one's own body.

Popular expressions about health

A healthy beggar is happier than a sick king. - Arthur Schopenhauer - Life is a source of joy; but in whom the spoiled stomach, the father of sorrows, speaks, all springs are poisoned for this. - Nietzsche - All healthy people love life. - Heinrich Heine - Those who have aching bones do not think to visit. - Russian proverb - Strength and weakness of the spirit are simply incorrect expressions: in reality, there is only a good or bad state of the organs of the body. - La Rochefoucauld - Taking care of your health is the best medicine. - Japanese proverb - A. Serdyuk / Human health in an unhealthy world The author, synthesizing the experience of traditional and alternative medicine, identifies the key, mandatory rules that allow maintaining human health in the 21st century. Alexander Sviyash / Health is in the head, not in the pharmacy The well-known psychologist Alexander Sviyash is convinced that all human diseases are born in our minds and only then manifest themselves with the corresponding symptoms. By working with internal energies and attitudes, almost any disease can be cured.

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1. The concept of "health", its essence and components

Human health is its main asset. Money can't buy health. Once you lose your health, you can't get it back. You can endlessly swallow vitamins, pills, constantly be treated: if harm is done to the body, then this is reflected at the genetic level. Health is not only a fully functioning body, but also spiritual harmony. This is what is said in the interpretation. concepts of "health", found in the preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO): "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."

Human health is a multifaceted and multifaceted concept, which is widely studied in the biomedical literature. Currently, various definitions of health are widespread, each of which emphasizes the importance of one or another aspect in the complex characterization of this state of the body. However, for all interpretations, the common fact is that it reflects the quality of the organism's adaptation to environmental conditions, represents the result of the process of interaction between man and the environment. It is also obvious that the state of health is formed as a result of the interaction of both exogenous and endogenous factors.

The most complete description of the concept of health is given in the definition of one of the founders of the science of health, Viktor Porfiryevich Petlenko: "Health is a normal psychosomatic state of a person, capable of realizing its potential of bodily and spiritual forces and optimally satisfying the system of material, spiritual and social needs."

Human health is a complex concept consisting of several components:

Somatic health
physical health
Occupational health
sexual health
reproductive health
moral health
mental health

Consideration of each component of human health is extremely important. First of all, you need to turn to physical health.

Somatic health is the current state of the organs and organ systems of the human body.

basis physical health is a biological program of individual human development. This development program is mediated by the basic needs that dominate in him at various stages of ontogeny.

The next element of human health is directly physical health, on which the working capacity and life expectancy directly depend.

Physical health is a state of the body in which the indicators of the main physiological systems lie within the physiological norm and adequately change when a person interacts with the external environment.

In fact, physical health is a state of the human body, characterized by the ability to adapt to various environmental factors, the level of physical development, the physical and functional readiness of the body to perform physical activity.

Figure 1. Factors of human physical health

In modern science, it has been proven that not only physical, but also mental health affects the overall health of a person and his activities.

Mental health is a state of well-being in which a person realizes their abilities, can withstand the normal stresses of life, work productively and contribute to their community.

The basis of mental health is the state of general peace of mind providing adequate regulation of behavior.

sexual health is a complex of somatic, emotional, intellectual and social aspects of a person's sexual existence, positively enriching a person, increasing a person's sociability and his ability to love.

reproductive health is a component of health that determines the reproductive function of the organism.

moral health can be characterized as a system with the characteristics of the motivational and need-information basis of human life. The basis of the moral component of human health is determined by the system of values, attitudes and motives of the individual's behavior in the social environment.

Occupational health- This is a state that determines the effectiveness of a person's professional activity.

If we consider human health from the point of view of assessing the internal potential, then it is reasonable to turn to the point of view of practical medicine, according to which there are three main states of a person:

Health is the state of optimal stability of the organism;
Predisease - a condition with the possible development of a pathological process in the body and a decrease in adaptation reserves;
Disease is a process that manifests itself in the form of clinical changes in the state of the human body.

Health can be considered as a biosocial potential of human life. It includes a number of components reflected in Figure 2.

Figure 2. Components of the biosocial potential of human life

The life energy discovered in 1936 lies at the basis of the biosocial potential of a person. It was discovered by W. Reich in 1936. Vital energy is a structural formation, which, as the name implies, includes biological and social components.

Table. Characterization of the components of the biosocial potential of human life.

Component	Characteristic
Mind potential.	The ability of a person to develop intelligence and be able to use it
Will Potential	The ability of a person to self-realization; the ability to set goals and achieve them by choosing adequate means.
The potential of feelings	The ability of a person to express their feelings congruently, to understand and to accept without judgment the feelings of others.
body potential	The ability to develop the physical component of health, to "realize" one's own physicality as a property of the individual.
Public Potential	The ability of a person to optimally adapt to social conditions, the desire to constantly improve the level of communicative competence, to develop a sense of belonging to all of humanity.
Creative potential	The ability of a person to creative activity, to express himself creatively in life, going beyond limiting knowledge.
Spiritual Potential	The ability to develop the spiritual nature of man.

Essence of health is the viability of the individual, and it is desirable to quantify the level of this viability. The need for such a quantitative assessment was repeatedly pointed out by the famous surgeon, academician N.M. Amosov. In his opinion, the amount of health can be defined as the sum of the reserve capacities of the main functional systems. These reserve capacities can be characterized by the so-called reserve ratio, which is the ratio of the maximum manifestation of the function to its normal level.

2. Factors that determine human health

Human health, the occurrence of certain diseases, their course and outcome, life expectancy depend on a large number of factors.

All factors that determine health are divided into factors that promote health ("health factors") and factors that impair health ("risk factors").

Depending on the sphere of influence, all factors are grouped into four main groups:

Lifestyle factors (50% of the total share of influence);
Environmental factors (20% in the total share of influence);
Biological factors (heredity) (20% of the total share of influence);
Factors of medical care (10% of the total share of influence).

Health-promoting lifestyle factors include:

Absence of bad habits;
Balanced diet;
Healthy psychological climate;
Attentive attitude to your health;
Sexual behavior aimed at creating a family and procreation.

The main lifestyle factors that impair health include:

Smoking, alcohol, drug addiction, substance abuse, drug abuse;
Unbalanced nutrition in quantitative and qualitative terms;
Hypodynamia, hyperdynamia;
stressful situations;
Insufficient medical activity;
Sexual behavior that contributes to the occurrence of sexual diseases and unplanned pregnancy.

The main environmental factors that determine health include: training and working conditions, production factors, material and living conditions, climatic and natural conditions, the degree of cleanliness of the habitat, etc.

The main biological factors that determine health include heredity, age, sex and constitutional characteristics of the body. The factors of medical care are determined by the quality of medical care for the population.

3. Lifestyle and health

Lifestyle is a certain type of human activity. The way of life is characterized by the peculiarities of a person's daily life, covering his work activity, way of life, forms of using free time, satisfaction of material and spiritual needs, participation in public life, norms and rules of behavior.

Lifestyle analysis usually looks at different kinds activities: professional, social, socio-cultural, household and others. The main ones are social, labor and physical activity. Being largely conditioned by socio-economic conditions, the way of life depends on the motives of the activity of a particular person, the characteristics of his psyche, the state of health and functionality organism. This, in particular, explains the real diversity of lifestyle options for different people.

The main factors that determine a person's lifestyle are:

The level of a person's general culture;
The level of education; material living conditions;
Sex and age characteristics; human constitution;
Health status;
Ecological habitat;
Nature of work, profession;
Peculiarities family relations and family education;
human habits;
Opportunities to meet biological and social needs.

A concentrated expression of the relationship between lifestyle and human health is the concept.

Healthy lifestyle unites everything that contributes to the performance of professional, social and domestic functions by a person in the most optimal conditions for human health and development.

A healthy lifestyle expresses a certain orientation of human activity in the direction of strengthening and developing health. It is important to keep in mind that for a healthy lifestyle it is not enough to focus efforts only on overcoming the risk factors for the occurrence of various diseases: the fight against alcoholism, smoking, drug addiction, physical inactivity, irrational nutrition, conflict relationships, but it is important to identify and develop all those diverse trends which "work" for the formation of a healthy lifestyle and are contained in various aspects of human life.

According to V.P. Petlenko, a person's lifestyle must comply with his constitution, while the constitution is understood as the genetic potential of the organism, the product of heredity and the environment. The constitution is always individual: there are as many ways of life as there are people. Determining the constitution of a person is still very difficult, but some methods for assessing it have been developed and are beginning to be introduced into practice.

Figure 3. Social principles of a healthy lifestyle

Analyzing the essence of the social and biological principles of a healthy lifestyle, one can easily be convinced that the observance of most of them is an indispensable condition for the formation of a physically cultured person.

Figure 4. Biological principles of a healthy lifestyle

The lifestyle of student youth also has its own specific features associated with the peculiarities of the age character, the specifics of learning activities, living conditions, recreation and a number of other factors.

The main elements of a healthy lifestyle for students are:

Organization of the regime of work (study), rest, nutrition, sleep, stay in the fresh air, meeting sanitary and hygienic requirements;
Striving for physical perfection by organizing an individual expedient mode of motor activity;
Meaningful leisure, which has a developing impact on the personality;
Exclusion from life of self-destructive behavior;
Culture of sexual behavior, interpersonal communication and behavior in a team, self-government and self-organization;
Achievement of spiritual, mental harmony in life;
Hardening of the body and its cleansing, etc.

Optimal physical activity is of particular importance.

For the body, physical activity is a physiological need.

This is explained by the fact that the human body is programmed by nature for movement, and active motor activity should be throughout life: early childhood to a ripe old age.

Health and physical activity These are currently convergent concepts. "Muscle hunger" is as dangerous for human health as the lack of oxygen, nutrition and vitamins, which has been repeatedly confirmed. For example, if a healthy person, for some reason, does not move even for just a few weeks, then the muscles begin to lose weight. His muscles atrophy, the work of the heart and lungs is disturbed. The heart of a trained person holds almost twice as much blood as the heart of a non-exercising person. It is no coincidence that all centenarians are characterized by increased physical activity throughout their lives.

In reality, there is such a situation now that in modern society, especially among the majority of city dwellers, there are almost no other means to improve health and artificially increase physical activity, except for physical culture. Physical exercises should make up for the lack of physical labor, in the physical activity of a modern person.

Many people, justifying their reluctance to exercise, refer to the fact that they do not have enough time for this. In this regard, it is appropriate to recall the saying: "The less time you spend on sports, the more it will be required for treatment."

4. Heredity and its impact on health and morbidity

Heredity is an important factor affecting human health, but not always decisive. The ability to lead a healthy lifestyle and adherence to the basic principles of environmental safety of life can significantly reduce the impact of heredity.

Heredity is the inherent property of all organisms to transmit to offspring the characteristic features of the structure, individual development, metabolism, and, consequently, the state of health and predisposition to many diseases.

By inheritance, signs of not only a normal, but also a pathological, painful state of the body can be transmitted. More than 2000 human hereditary diseases are known.

Figure 5. Parental gene distribution

It must be emphasized that the signs of each of the parents in the body of the child are manifested differently. The manifestation of hereditary diseases can occur throughout the entire period of individual development. Known big number hereditary diseases that manifest themselves not at an early age, but at later stages of development. Hereditary diseases, as well as a predisposition to a number of diseases (peptic ulcer, hypertension, gallstone disease, atherosclerosis, etc.) are not as rare as have long been thought, but many of them can be prevented.

5. Health and wellness

The current healthcare system is not able to maintain and strengthen human health, stop or reduce the growth of morbidity.

Unfortunately, due to poor ecology and hygienic illiteracy in Russia, a decrease in the level of health is noted in all age groups.

Of course, medicine, of course, is able to treat many diseases and often does miracles, saving a person from premature death. She has achieved great success in the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases, but the cure of diseases does not always bring health. In the human body, a trace is often left not only from the disease, but also from the treatment itself, saturated with mental, physical, chemical and biological factors that are not indifferent to health.

According to I.I. Brekhman, purely medicinal medicine is not the road that leads to the temple of health, no matter how much money is spent on the treatment of diseases, there will be no more health.

If they continue to be satisfied only with the level medical medicine and not to deal with health as such, the effect will be the same as when you try to fill a barrel with a holey bottom with water. No wonder the rulers of the ancient East paid their doctors only for those days when they were healthy.

6. Health in the hierarchy of human needs

Health, in its essence, should be the first human need, but the satisfaction of this need, bringing it to optimal result is complex, peculiar, often contradictory, mediated in nature and does not always lead to the desired result.

This situation is due to a number of factors:

In our state, the positive motivation of health has not yet been sufficiently expressed.
In human nature, the slow realization of feedbacks of both negative and positive effects on the human body is laid down.
Health in society, primarily due to low culture, has not yet come to the fore in the hierarchy of human needs.

So, especially among young people, the various material benefits of life, career, success is recognized as a more important value. However, at an older age, most people recognize health as a global and important value.

The main motive for attending non-mandatory classes physical education is to promote and maintain health.

It is reliably known that in a state of physical and mental well-being, health is usually perceived as something unconditionally given, the need for which, although recognized, is felt only in a situation of its obvious deficiency.

Is there a positive motivation for staying healthy in healthy people? It turns out that it is clearly not enough.

Firstly, if a person is healthy, then he takes it for granted, and does not feel his health, does not know the size of his reserves, his qualities and puts off taking care of him until later, to retirement or in case of illness. At the same time, very often people burdened with diseases, nevertheless, do not take effective measures aimed at their elimination. Obviously, a person's concern for his physical and mental well-being is determined not so much by the level of health as by the person's personal attitude towards him.

Secondly, the importance of the attitude of others, public opinion. Unfortunately, we do not have a high enough level of fashion for health. As before, those who care about their health run the risk of being branded as eccentrics, different from most people who are fatally indifferent to their health.

Thus, we have to state that positive motivation for health is clearly insufficient. A lot of people with their whole way of life go not to health, but away from it. And the main reason is in the mind of a person, his psychology.

From this follows the need to educate each member of society in relation to health as the main human value, as well as the development of the basic provisions and conditions for a healthy lifestyle, the methodology for their implementation, inculcation and development by people.

7. The influence of the cultural development of the individual on the attitude to health

Is there a great connection between the cultural development of a person and the attitude towards oneself, towards one's health? Patients can be people of different levels of culture. But the preservation and reproduction of health is directly dependent on the level of culture.

Recently, there have been many publications on the role of culture in human development. They note that a person is a subject and at the same time the main result of his own activity. Culture from this point of view can be defined as self-consciousness, self-production of a person in specific forms of activity.

Very often people do not know what they are able to do with themselves, what huge reserves of health they have, that a healthy lifestyle can be cured and maintain health for many years.

Thus, against the background of general literacy, people do not know much, and if they do, they do not follow the rules of a healthy lifestyle. For health, such knowledge is needed that would become a being, habits. The attitude towards health is a subjective category, but it can be an important objective factor of health. Focus on health On the contrary, it motivates behavior and mobilizes health reserves.

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