Toward a New Definition of Health: An Overview

Ahmed, Paul I.; Kolker, Aliza; Coelho, George V.

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“…First, James's story has implications for social health because he comments that having friends at work makes employees happier. The social conditions at work have implications for a person's well-being (Ahmed et al, 1979). Therefore, in an atmosphere where James and his coworkers establish friendships and enjoy their time with one another, they experience a posiFarrell, Geist-Martin / COMMUNICATING SOCIAL HEALTH 561 tive sense of well-being.…”

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“…In addition to physical health, there are three other components of health in the workplace that warrant attention: psychological, spiritual, and social health. A solely biological conception of health ignores the importance of personal, social, and societal wellbeing (Ahmed, Kolker, & Coelho, 1979;Zook, 1994). Although most literature on wellness at work emphasizes physical health, limited attention is given to other forms of health in the workplace.…”

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“…The relationships among people are the fabric of organizations and shape an organization's culture (Arneson, 2001). An essential consideration from this perspective involves the social conditions that promote a less stressful, healthier lifestyle and the well-being of the whole person in the context of his or her social environment (Ahmed et al, 1979). Nevertheless, how we accomplish this necessitates a closer consideration of how communication is central to the social health created at work.…”

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Communicating Social Health

Farrell

Geist-Martin

2005

Management Communication Quarterly

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An estimated 78% of U.S. employees say that work is their biggest source of stress. The effects of stress often result in employees taking sick days and rising workers compensation claims. Consequently, companies are developing wellness campaigns to address the problems arising from stress. Physical and mental health predominate in these programs with little attention paid to employees’ social health—the quality of their network of professional and personal relationships. This research examines employees’ perceptions of social health in one organization that has committed itself to workplace wellness. The results reveal three patterns or processes of social health: building camaraderie with peers, communing with superiors, and reconnecting with family. All processes of social health at work are negotiated through communication within organizational and personal communities. A Model of Working Well is offered as a foundation for futureresearchonorganizationalhealthideologiesandindividualhealthidentities.

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Communicating Social Health

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Geist-Martin

2005

Management Communication Quarterly

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“…Well-known sociologist Abraham Maslow, in his 1968 book, Towards a Psychology of Being , wrote that health was based on the fulfilment of needs in a particular order: first physical needs; then safety; love and belonging; esteem; and lastly self-actualization [ 23 ]. PI Ahmed, in his 1977 book, Toward a New Definition of Health: Psychosocial Dimensions, maintained that health is a relative term that must recognize the specific circumstances of the individual and society [ 24 ]. According to this definition, health is not a state that is desirable in itself but as a means towards the fulfillment of role obligations.…”

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Redefining Health: The Evolution of Health Ideas from Antiquity to the Era of Value-Based Care

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Kleinman

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Cureus

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The current healthcare system in the United States (US) is characterized by high costs and poor patient outcomes. A value-based healthcare system, centered on providing the highest quality of care for the lowest cost, is the country’s chosen solution for its healthcare crisis. As the US transitions to a value-based model, a new definition of health is necessary to clearly define what constitutes a healthy state. However, such a definition is impossible to develop without a proper understanding of what “health” actually means. To truly understand its meaning, one must have a thorough historical understanding of the changes in the concept of health and how it has evolved to reflect the beliefs and scientific understanding of each time period. Thus, this review summarizes the changes in the definition of health over time in order to provide a context for the definition needed today. We then propose a new definition of health that is specifically tailored to providers working in the era of value-based care.

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“…Some anthropologists and sociologists have certainly done this, yet even those who presume a broader cultural definition of health, have tended to situate their projects within the boundaries of the ubiquitous and ultimately 'good to think' duality of health and disease (e.g. Ahmed et al, 1979;Audy, 1971;Bauwens, 1978;Clark, 1970;Engelhardt, 1981;Herzlich, 1973;Kass, 1981;Whitbeck, 1981). Few have examined health independently of illness or questioned the underlying ideological assumptions bound to notions of health.…”

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Health beliefs and the politics of Cree well-being

Adelson

1998

Health (London)

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Concepts of health are powerful statements of cultural ideals, interpreted within and shaped by circumstance and history. For the Whapmagoostui Cree of northern Quebec, ideals of health are found within the narratives of past hunting livelihoods, thus integrating diverse symbols of Cree subsistence and social practices. By addressing the conditions through which this concept of health is constituted, I illustrate how narratives of 'health' are synonymous with Cree social and political well-being. For the Cree, health is not simply physical well-being, but one form of articulating Cree national identity in response to a continued challenge to that identity and is thus located within a text of historical accountings, land, and the production and interpretation of traditional activities.

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Toward a New Definition of Health: An Overview

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Communicating Social Health

Communicating Social Health

Redefining Health: The Evolution of Health Ideas from Antiquity to the Era of Value-Based Care

Health beliefs and the politics of Cree well-being

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