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Healthcare & Health Science

Bachelor's
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Healthcare & Health Science at Open University in Ireland

Language: EnglishStudies in English
Subject area: medicine, health care
Qualification: UK Level 6
Studies online Studies online
Degree - Honours Bachelor at UK Level 6

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Health
Health is the ability of a biological system to acquire, convert, allocate, distribute, and utilize energy with maximum efficiency. The World Health Organization (WHO) defined human health in a broader sense in its 1948 constitution as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." This definition has been subject to controversy, in particular as lacking operational value, the ambiguity in developing cohesive health strategies and because of the problem created by use of the word "complete", which makes it practically impossible to achieve. Other definitions have been proposed, among which a recent definition that correlates health and personal satisfaction.
Science
Science (from Latin scientia, meaning "knowledge") is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe.
Health
In minds crammed with thoughts, organs clogged with toxins, and bodies stiffened with neglect, there is just no space for anything else.
Alison Rose Levy, in "An Ancient Cure for Modern Life" in Yoga Journal (January - February 2002).
Health
Health and cheerfulness mutually beget each other.
Joseph Addison, The Spectator, No. 387.
Healthcare
Healthcare is one of the areas where open data will potentially take off soonest and have the biggest impact.
Tim O'Reilly, "Open Source and the future of print in the age of the Social Network", Linux Voice, February 20, 2015. (WebCite archive)
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