Health is a broad concept that includes a broad range of meaning that ranges from narrow technical definitions to all embracing philosophical definition. Health is often described as devoid of illness and as a state of well being. These are created and maintained by a set of factors which are known as determinants of health. Different population growth has different has status for example if we take the case of life expectancy as a indicator of health of a person born in Japan has average life group has different health status for example if we take the case of life expectancy as a indicator of health of a person born in Japan has an average life expectancy of 88 years where as Indian life expectancy is 68.5 6 year. If we consider only Indians then form and it is 67.3 years and for women it is 69.6 years.
Defining health
According to World Health Organisation health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
In the context of medical Anthropology David land defined health as a condition of an organism that permits it to adapt to its environmental situation with relative minimal pain and discomfort achieve at least some physical and physical gratification and possesses a reasonable probability of survival.
Health is not just the physical well being of an individual but also the social emotional and cultural well being of the whole country in which each individual is able to achieve their full potential as a human being thereby bringing about the total valving of their community.
Health disparity health outcome and health inequality
A health disparity is a difference that is closely linked with social economic and or environmental disadvantage in achieving health or health outcomes.
Health disparities adversely affect group of people who have systematically experienced gender opticals to health based on racial group, religion, economic, cultural gender, age, sexual orientation etc. A health disparity is the differences in the incidence and prevalence of health conditions and health status between groups based on race, gender, social economic status, disability status etc. Health outcome is the changes in health that results from Major of specific Health Care investments or interventions. It is the change in the health of an individual group or community which is attributable to an intervention or a series of interventions.
For example immunization programme has bought down infant mortality considerably in the last 15 years.
For example Niti Aayog 2020 data shows in 2004 was 68 and in 2016 it is 34.
Immunization is the medical intervention and reduction in IMR is the health outcome. Health inequality is observable health difference is between subgroups within a given population it can be measured and monitored. These are unjust and avoidable differences in people’s health status between subgroups health inequalities are against the principle of Social Justice because they are mostly avoidable.