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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

  • Homeostasis
  • Immunity
  • Life
  • Mental health
  • Physical fitness
  • Survivability of the individual
  • Wellness

Reproductive health

  • 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

  • Disability
  • Disease
  • Injury
  • Muscle weakness
  • Mental disorder
  • Susceptibility to the above

Absence of health

  • Death

Health maintenance

Personal health maintenance

  • 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

Health care industry

Public health

Health science

  • 10/90 gap
  • Disease
  • Medicine
  • Sleep
  • Stress

History of health

Medical education

  • Nursing school
  • Medical school
    • List of medical schools

Health lists

  • 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

External links


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