Health is the functional and metabolic efficiency of an organism. It is the ability to live long, function well (physically and mentally), and prosper.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health:
Essence of personal health[edit | edit source]
- Homeostasis
- Immunity
- Life
- Mental health
- Physical fitness
- Survivability of the individual
- Wellness
Reproductive health[edit | edit source]
- Reproductive rights
- Men's health
- Women's health
- Vulvovaginal health
- Maternal health
- Family planning
- Fertility
- Infertility
- Birth control
- Sex education
- Safer sex
- Disorders
- Sexually transmitted disease
- Sexual dysfunction
- Reproductive medicine
- Andrology
- Gynaecology
- Obstetrics and gynaecology
Poor health[edit | edit source]
- Disability
- Disease
- Injury
- Muscle weakness
- Mental disorder
- Susceptibility to the above
Absence of health[edit | edit source]
- Death
Health maintenance[edit | edit source]
Personal health maintenance[edit | edit source]
- Exercise
- General Fitness Training
- Healthy diet
- Hygiene
- Life extension
- Self-medication
- Nootropics
- Nutrients
- Nutrition
- Positive mental attitude
- Sleep hygiene
- Stress management
- Smoking cessation (Quitting smoking)
- Vitamins
- Weight loss
Health maintenance of the masses[edit | edit source]
Health care industry[edit | edit source]
Public health[edit | edit source]
- Health observatory
- World Health Organization
- Category:Health ministries
Health science[edit | edit source]
- 10/90 gap
- Disease
- Medicine
- Sleep
- Stress
History of health[edit | edit source]
- Establishment of the World Health Organization
- History of the health care industry
- History of medicine
- History of public health
- Life expectancy over human history
Medical education[edit | edit source]
- Nursing school
- Medical school
- List of medical schools
Health lists[edit | edit source]
- Outline of exercise
- Acronyms lists
- Acronyms in healthcare
- Nutrition lists
- Outline of nutrition
- Illnesses related to poor nutrition
- Health sciences topics
- Index of biology articles
- Index of anatomy-related articles
- Outline of biology
- Index of biochemistry articles
- Outline of biochemistry
- Index of molecular biology articles
- Life extension
- Index of life extension-related articles
See also[edit | edit source]
- Human enhancement
- Quality of life
External links[edit | edit source]
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA)
- National Center for Health Statistics (USA)
- National Institute of Health (USA)
- National Library of Medicine Pubmed Journal Search
- European Agency for Safety and Health at Work EU-OSHA
- The Public Health Portal of the European Union
- World Health Organization