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Defining Health: A Multidimensional Model *
Author(s) -
Eberst Richard M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1984.tb08780.x
Subject(s) - affect (linguistics) , conceptual model , psychology , health behavior , health education , holistic health , applied psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , computer science , nursing , public health , environmental health , alternative medicine , communication , pathology , database
The purpose of this article is to describe a new conceptual model of holistic health. The model employs an extremely popular toy that makes it very accessible to both young children and adults. Factors that affect health status and the role of personal behavior are also discussed. Specific recommendations for members of the school health team are presented.