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Health is not just the absence of disease, but a balanced state of well-being Because it is subjective, we must personally determine our state of health based on what we know, how we feel, whether we are able to meet reasonable expectations of society, and whether we are satisfied with our quality of life.  Here health is addressed as an asset and a privilege. Health professionals and community stakeholders play a role in promoting it, teaching it, modeling it in their lifestyle, and by innovating and participating in health-related interventions. Teaching It -- Seizing opportunities in personal and professional roles to educate others about body requirements, disease and accident prevention, and quality of life. This website is organized so that you have both the theory and practice resources in whole health--body, mind/emotional, spiritual, and social aspects.
HEALTH MANAGEMENT RESOURCES! Most of us begin life in the hands of a primary health care provider: the doctor or midwife who delivered us, the pediatrician who immediately assessed our physical response to our first gulp of air, the nurses who warmed us up and prepared us for our debut with Mom and our source of nutrition. Through the succeeding years the pediatrician or family physician supervised our health with physical assessments of our growth, immunizations, education, and advice. Then we became adults . . . for the most part, healthy adults . . . and we took charge of our lives and our bodies. Then things happen and we realize that it is economically prudent to remain healthy (or attempt to restore our health).
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