Health

Question 1

What is health?

Answer 1

• complex, many aspects
• physical, mental, social health
  -based on evolving concepts of health

Question 2

components of health

Answer 2

• biological: viruses causing disease
• non-biological determinants: education level
• individuals have less control over health: early environment, living conditions, genetics etc.
• often complex interplay of multiple factors

Question 3

Define ‘health’

Answer 3

• connects physical health w/ well-being (mental health)
• health is dynamic, always changing based on the environment, community, and biologically

Question 4

health in animals

Answer 4

absence of disease or normal functioning of organism, normal behavior, productivity, healthy living environment, good animal welfare

Question 5

3 circles of animal welfare

Answer 5

physical: health and functioning
mental: affective states
natural state: natural behaviors

Question 6

what is a diseased animal?

Answer 6

disease: disorder of structure of function in an animal, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and includes physical injury
- poor welfare increase susceptibility to disease
- disease can cause poor welfare
- disease -> poor welfare -> more disease -> worse welfare -> death