People have been talking about health for a long time because people know the importance of it.
People
have
been
talking
about
health
for
a
long
time
because
people
know
the
importance
of
it
.
People's understanding of health also becomes deeper with the progress in scientific research.
People
's
understanding
of
health
also
becomes
deeper
with
the
progress
in
scientific
research
.
Recently the term "health" has come to have a wider meaning than it used to.
Recently
the
term
``
health
''
has
come
to
have
a
wider
meaning
than
it
used
to
.
It no longer means just the absence of illness.
It
no
longer
means
just
the
absence
of
illness
.
Today, health means the well-being of your body, your mind and your relationship with other people.
Today
,
health
means
the
well-being
of
your
body
,
your
mind
and
your
relationship
with
other
people
.
This new concept of health is closely related to another term-quality of life.
This
new
concept
of
health
is
closely
related
to
another
term-quality
of
life
.
Quality of life is the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.
Quality
of
life
is
the
degree
of
overall
satisfaction
that
a
person
gets
from
life
.
Why has the emphasis of health shifted from the absence of disease to a broader focus on the quality of a person's life?
Why
has
the
emphasis
of
health
shifted
from
the
absence
of
disease
to
a
broader
focus
on
the
quality
of
a
person
's
life
?
One reason for this has to do with the length and conditions of life that people can now expect.
One
reason
for
this
has
to
do
with
the
length
and
conditions
of
life
that
people
can
now
expect
.
Medical advances have made it possible for people today to live longer, healthier lives.
Medical
advances
have
made
it
possible
for
people
today
to
live
longer
,
healthier
lives
.
Imagine for a moment that you were born in the year 1900.
Imagine
for
a
moment
that
you
were
born
in
the
year
1900
.
You could have expected on average to live until about the age of 47.
You
could
have
expected
on
average
to
live
until
about
the
age
of
47
.
In contrast, if you were born in the year 1999, you could expect to live to the age of 75.
In
contrast
,
if
you
were
born
in
the
year
1999
,
you
could
expect
to
live
to
the
age
of
75
.
People have been talking about health for a long time because people know the importance of it. People's understanding of health also becomes deeper with the progress in scientific research. Recently the term "health" has come to have a wider meaning than it used to. It no longer means just the absence of illness. Today, health means the well-being of your body, your mind and your relationship with other people. This new concept of health is closely related to another term-quality of life. Quality of life is the degree of overall satisfaction that a person gets from life.  Why has the emphasis of health shifted from the absence of disease to a broader focus on the quality of a person's life? One reason for this has to do with the length and conditions of life that people can now expect. Medical advances have made it possible for people today to live longer, healthier lives. Imagine for a moment that you were born in the year 1900. You could have expected on average to live until about the age of 47. In contrast, if you were born in the year 1999, you could expect to live to the age of 75.