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4.5 heart-rending, deeply moving stars.
The exact definition of health, as per stated by the World Health Organisation is as such:
"Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of any disease or infirmity."
I used to ponder a lot on this very statement before; the physical and mental sections are something we can well relate to, but why does the broad definition include social well-being? Yeah, there is the prospect of untouchabi ...more
The exact definition of health, as per stated by the World Health Organisation is as such:
"Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of any disease or infirmity."
I used to ponder a lot on this very statement before; the physical and mental sections are something we can well relate to, but why does the broad definition include social well-being? Yeah, there is the prospect of untouchabi ...more
Excellent book, I learned, I cried and I cared about the unfortunate people who were sent to Moloka'i when the government found out that they had Leprosy or Hansen's Disease. Children seperated from parents and family, kept in poor conditions and dying with only fellow lepers and a few staff members for company.
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Dec 06, 2013
punxsygal
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it was amazing
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