WHO DEFINITION OF HEALTH

In the preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) c. health is interpreted as "a state of a person, which is characterized not only by the absence of diseases or physical defects, but by complete physical, mental and social well-being." This definition can be seen as idealized, but it provides an opportunity to see the broad meaning of the concept of "health".

A variation of this approach can be considered the definition of health as biological and social well-being (K. Bayer, L. Sheinberg, 1997). The biological essence lies in the ability of the biosystem to self-organize through the mechanisms of homeostasis, adaptation, reactivity, resistance, etc. Manifestations of the social function are carried out on a biological basis with the involvement higher levels personality organization - mental and spiritual qualities. (G.A. Apanasenko, 2003).

Brigitte Tobes in her speech “The Right to Health: Theory and Practice” (WHO, 2006) linked the concept of health with the concept of reliability: “No matter how scientists approach the definition of the concept of health, their main interest is focused on identifying those mechanisms that ensure normal life organism, its reliability as a biological system. The concepts of "health" and "reliability" in this sense are very close. In both cases, it is assumed that there are no significant disturbances in the functioning of the body and its constituent parts. There is much in common in the ways of restoring the lost norm. The reliability of a biosystem is also ensured by its ability to adapt and compensate for impaired functions on this basis, the perfection and speed of using feedback, the dynamism of the interaction of its constituent links of self-regulating subsystems .... An analysis of the essential characteristics of health made it possible to identify four main conceptual models for defining the concept of health: medical, biomedical, biosocial and value-social.

The medical model assumes a definition of health that contains only medical signs and characteristics of health.

The biomedical model considers health as the absence of organic disorders and subjective feelings of ill health in a person.

The biosocial model in the concept of "health" includes biological and social characteristics. These signs are considered in unity, but at the same time, priorities are given to social signs.

The value-social model recognizes health as a basic human value, a necessary prerequisite for a full life, satisfaction of the spiritual and material needs of the individual. This model is most consistent with the WHO definition of health.”

So, physical health either fell out of B. Tobes's field of vision altogether, or was dissolved in the models she cited. Several studies have asked children to define health in terms of its various components. And although children singled out physical health from many other contexts, this direction actually fell out of Brigitte Thobes' field of vision. But social health became just two. Tobes' priorities are visible, but this is no reason to narrow the concept of health in the social field.

WHO defines health through a synonymous word. Health is well-being. However, it is important to understand how WHO defines this concept quantitatively. In a 2006 WHO report, the duration of healthy life. It is important to understand that this primary parameter absorbs as a quotient many other parameters (such as child mortality, etc.). The WHO's opinion on what secondary parameters affect healthy life expectancy is interesting. “Parameters such as income, educational level and employment are of key importance. Although all three determinants are somewhat dependent on each other, they are not interchangeable: each of them reflects independent aspects of the socio-economic status of the population. We can only partly agree on this. Employment in itself means, if not the amount of income, then at least its availability. Therefore, employment should be considered as a kind of tertiary parameter that is related to the level of income. So, according to WHO, we consider the duration of a healthy life to be the primary parameter of health, the secondary ones in relation to it are the level of income and the level of education.

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Health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being

It can be objectively considered that health is socially determined. Modern development social sciences showed that it is not only a biomedical phenomenon. Social, psychological, cultural, economic and political factors must be considered in the characterization and criteria of health. In the preface to the Constitution of the World Health Organization, health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being in the absence of disease or infirmity. In Russian literature, "a state of complete physical, spiritual and social well-being, and not just the absence of diseases and physical defects." This definition was later expanded to include the ability to lead a socially and economically productive life. Human health, like illness, is a new quality in comparison with other living beings on earth, a social phenomenon and socially mediated, i.e. encompassing impact social conditions and factors. Health is a harmonious unity of biological and social qualities due to congenital and acquired biological and social influences. When assessing health, there are: individual, group, regional and public health. Individual health is the health of a particular person. Group health is the health of individual communities of people by age, professional, social and other characteristics. Regional health is the health of the population living in certain administrative territories. Public health is the health of the population, society as a whole. WHO experts refer to the criteria of public health: the percentage of the gross national product that goes to health care; accessibility of primary health care; infant mortality rate; average duration future life.

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In connection with the above, it is necessary to single out such indicators characterizing public health as the potential of public health or a measure of the quantity and quality of people's health and its reserves accumulated by society, as well as the public health index, which reflects the ratio of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles. AT practical work terms are often used that reflect only one facet of the health of the population: “mental health”, “reproductive health”, “environmental health”, etc. The works of domestic and foreign scientists show that health is determined by four main factors, which are: socio-economic and lifestyle factors (50%); conditions and factors external environment(20–25%); biological conditions and factors (15–20%); conditions and factors of the health care system and service (10-15%).

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The decision to establish the World Health Organization was taken in 1946. The organization began its activities on April 7, 1948: on this day, 26 UN member states ratified the WHO Charter. Since 1950, April 7 has been celebrated annually as World Health Day.
Currently (2015), the WHO includes 194 states (including Russia).
The location of the WHO headquarters is Geneva (Switzerland).

The statutory tasks of the WHO are: the fight against especially dangerous diseases and their elimination, the development of international sanitary rules, the improvement of the sanitary condition of the external environment, quality control medicines etc.

In accordance with the charter of the WHO, the goal of the organization is “the achievement by all peoples of the highest possible level of health” (Article 1).

Definition of "health" in the WHO constitution

The term "health" is interpreted in the preamble of the charter quite broadly, which allows WHO to deal not only with the fight against diseases, but also with many social problems. WHO's activities are aimed at solving a triune task: providing services on an international scale, providing assistance to individual countries and encouraging medical research.

WHO services provided to all countries are the publication of aggregated statistics on fertility, disease, epidemics, injuries, causes of death, etc. Assistance provided to individual countries at their request includes scholarships for study abroad, assistance in the elimination of rare but dangerous diseases, and in the improvement of special services.

During the existence of the WHO, various programs and resolutions have been developed and implemented aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality (the expanded program on immunization; the program to combat and eradicate poliomyelitis, smallpox, cancer, etc.; global strategy in the field of diet, diet, physical activity and health, etc.) international classification diseases, the list of essential medicines, etc.

In 2003, WHO adopted the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control - a document aimed at protecting people's health from smoking.

WHO consists of three main bodies: the World Health Assembly, the Executive Board and the Secretariat. The highest body of WHO is the World Health Assembly; its main function is to set the general policy direction for WHO. She also appoints Director General WHO on the recommendation of the Executive Board.

The annual sessions of the Assembly are held in May.
WHO has 147 country and six regional offices: European, African, Eastern Mediterranean, South-East Asia, Western Pacific Ocean, American.

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Human health

A healthy person is a full member of society. He is able to work normally, reproduce healthy offspring and provide himself with material goods at the proper level.

Health levels

Medicine defines human health as a state of the body in which all its systems function normally and reliably resist adverse factors. environment. In addition, this list includes the absence of anatomical defects and normal physical development. This is the so-called level of biological health.

Mental health reflects a person's ability to normal behavioral responses and the state of his intellect, emotions and cognitive functions. Social health is closely related to mental health, which is manifested in the labor and social activity of a person.

Thus, three components of human health can be distinguished:

• biological health
• Mental condition
• social health

The preservation and strengthening of human health largely depends on the level of development of the state in which he lives. Any civilized society cares about maintaining the health of each member, because this affects his performance and, as a result, the well-being of the society itself. Therefore, the state is taking certain steps to maintain the health of the population. This is the creation of high-quality health and preventive centers, the development of sports facilities, labor protection at enterprises.

social health

AT last years the term “public health” appeared, which is an indicator of the state of the population of a country as a whole. This indicator takes into account the level of morbidity, the degree physical development, average life expectancy. This also includes death and birth rates.

Between human health and disease, there is an intermediate state that combines the signs of both.

1. The definition of health given in the WHO constitution:

More than half of the population of any country is in this position. The person does not seem to be sick, but his vitality is significantly depleted. For example, vitamin deficiency does not immediately lead to disease, but over time it can occur.

According to medical statistics, 90% of the population of our country suffer from a lack of vitamin C. By itself, this figure is not catastrophic if it is a periodic (seasonal) problem. But a constant lack of vitamin C leads to quite serious consequences: the elasticity of blood vessels decreases, resistance to infections decreases and there is a risk of tumor diseases. Therefore, you need to start supporting the body even before problems make themselves felt.

GENERAL CONCEPT OF HEALTH

“In general, 9/10 of our happiness is based on health.

Charter (Constitution) of the World Health Organization

With it, everything becomes a source of pleasure, while without it absolutely no external benefits can give pleasure, even subjective benefits: the qualities of the mind, soul, temperament weaken and die in a diseased state. It is by no means without reason that we first of all ask each other about health and wish it to each other: it is truly the main condition for human happiness, ”the famous German philosopher of the 19th century said. Arthur Schopenhauer. Indeed, health among life values man occupies the most important place.

There are a number of definitions of health, but all of them usually contain the following five criteria:

Absence of diseases;

Normal functioning of the body in the system "man - environment";

Complete physical, spiritual, mental and social well-being;

The ability to adapt to constantly changing conditions of existence in the environment;

Ability to fully perform basic social functions.

There is a concept of individual and public health.

Individual health is the health of the individual. Today, this concept has a rather broad meaning, it implies not only the absence of diseases, but also such forms of human behavior that allow him to improve his life, make it more prosperous, and achieve a high degree of self-realization. For example, the constitution of the World Health Organization (WHO) states that health is “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”.

It is possible to achieve well-being only through work aimed at expanding and realizing one's spiritual, physical qualities and social capabilities.

Well-being concerns all aspects of a person's life, and not just his physical condition.

Spiritual well-being is associated with the mind, intellect, emotions. Social well-being reflects social ties, financial situation, interpersonal contacts. Physical well-being reflects the biological capabilities of a person, the state of his body. Human well-being includes two components: spiritual and physical.

Wherein great importance has a spiritual component. The ancient Roman orator Mark Tullius Cicero said about this about 2 thousand years ago in his treatise “On Duties”: what seems harmful and get everything you need for life: food, shelter, and so on. The desire common to all living beings to unite in order to produce offspring, and care for this offspring. But the greatest difference between man and beast is that the beast moves as far as his senses move him, and adapts only to the conditions around him, thinking little about the past and the future. On the contrary, a person endowed with reason, thanks to which he sees the sequence between events, sees their causes, and the previous events and no matter how the forerunners escape him, he compares similar phenomena and closely connects the future with the present, easily sees the entire course of his life and prepares for himself everything he needs to live. Human nature, above all, is the tendency to study and investigate the truth.

Spiritual and physical health- two integral parts of human health, which must constantly be in harmonious unity, ensuring a high level of health.

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There are three types of health: physical (somatic), psychological and social.

physical health(somatic) - the most important component in the complex structure of the state of human health. It is determined by the body's ability to self-regulate.

Physical health is a state of the human body, characterized by the ability to adapt to various environmental factors, the level of physical development, the physical and functional readiness of the body to perform physical activity.

The degree of physical health of a person is reliably established by medicine, using special differential diagnostic techniques.

Mental health indicators presented by a number of domestic authors (Grombakh A.M., 1988; Tkhostov A.Sh., 1993; Lebedinsky V.V., 1994; Karvasarsky B.D., 1982, etc.)

Taking into account complaints about the health of the person himself, there are four groups of people:

ü 1st group - perfectly healthy people, no complaints;

ü 2nd group - mild functional disorders, episodic complaints of an astheno-neurotic nature associated with specific psycho-traumatic events, tension of adaptive mechanisms under the influence of negative micro social factors;

ü 3rd group - persons with preclinical conditions and clinical forms in the stage of compensation, persistent asthenoneurotic complaints outside the framework of difficult situations, overstrain of adaptation mechanisms (such persons have a history of unfavorable pregnancy, childbirth, diathesis, head injuries and chronic infections);

ü 4th group - clinical forms of the disease in the stage of subcompensation, insufficiency or breakdown of adaptive mechanisms.

The transition from the psychological to the social level is conditional. Mental health is affected social factors, family, communication with friends and relatives, work, leisure, belonging to religion, etc. Only people with a healthy mind feel like active participants in the social system, and mental health itself is usually defined as involvement in communication, in social interaction.

Mental Health Criteria are based on the concepts of "adaptation", "socialization" and "individualization" (Abramova G.S., Yudchits Yu.A., 1998).

The concept of "adaptation "includes a person's ability to consciously relate to the functions of his body (digestion, excretion, etc.), as well as his ability to regulate his mental processes (control his thoughts, feelings, desires). There are limits to individual adaptation, but an adapted person can live in habitual him geosocial conditions.

Socialization determined by three criteria associated with human health.

ü The first one is connected with the ability to respond to another person as an equal to oneself. "The other is as alive as I am."

ü The second criterion is defined as a reaction to the fact of the existence of certain norms in relations with others and as the desire to follow them.

ü The third criterion is how a person experiences his relative dependence on other people. There is a necessary measure of loneliness for every person, and if a person crosses this measure, then he feels bad. The measure of loneliness is a kind of correlation between the need for independence, solitude from others and one's place among one's environment.

individualization, according to K.G. Jung, allows you to describe the formation of a person's relationship to himself. A person himself creates his own qualities in mental life, he is aware of his own uniqueness as a value and does not allow other people to destroy it. The ability to recognize and preserve individuality in oneself and others is one of the most important parameters of mental health.

Every person has opportunities for adaptation, socialization and individualization, the degree of their implementation depends on the social situation of his development, the ideals of a normative person of a given society at a given particular moment.

However, one can also note the insufficiency of these criteria for full description inner picture of health . In particular, it is also connected with the fact that any person potentially has the opportunity to look at his life from the outside and evaluate it ( reflection ). Essential feature reflective experiences is that they arise apart from the will and individual efforts. They are the prerequisites for the spiritual life of man, in which, unlike mental life, the result is the experience of life as a value.

The spiritual health of a person, as emphasized by many psychologists (Maslow A., Rogers K. and others), is manifested, first of all, in the connection of a person with the whole world. This can manifest itself in various ways - in religiosity, in feelings of beauty and harmony, admiration for life itself, joy from life.

Experiences in which communication with other people is carried out, correspondence to a specific ideal of a person and constitute the content of the inner picture of health as a transcendental, holistic view of life.

Characteristics of healthy people (according to A.

WHO constitution: principles

1) Highest Degree perception of reality

2) A more developed ability to accept oneself, others and the world as a whole as they really are

3) Increased spontaneity, immediacy

4) More developed ability to focus on a problem

5) More pronounced detachment and a clear desire for solitude

6) More pronounced autonomy and opposition to joining any one culture

7) Greater freshness of perception and richness of emotional reactions

8) More frequent breakthroughs to peak experiences

9) Stronger identification with the entire human race

10) Improvement in interpersonal relationships

11) More democratic character structure

12) High creativity

13) Certain changes in the value system

social health is reflected in the following characteristics: adequate perception of social reality, interest in the outside world, adaptation to the physical and social environment, consumer culture, altruism, empathy, responsibility to others, democratism in behavior.

A “healthy society” is a society where the level of “social diseases” is minimal (Nikiforov G.S., 1999).

Social health includes:

social significance of certain diseases due to their prevalence, economic losses caused by them, severity (i.e. threat to the existence of the population or fear of such a threat);

The influence of the social structure on the causes of diseases, the nature of their course and outcomes (ie, the possibility of recovery or death);

· assessment of the biological state of a certain part or the entire human population on the basis of integrated statistical indicators that make up social statistics.

Thus, promising areas of health psychology are the study of health mechanisms, the development of health diagnostics (determination of health levels) and borderline conditions, the attitude of the health care system and prevention to healthy clients. The practical task is to create simple and accessible for independent application health tests and initial stages diseases, on the formation of various preventive programs.

Despite the fact that mental health problems have been actively studied by domestic psychologists, health psychology as a separate field of knowledge is more common abroad, where it is more actively introduced into practice. medical institutions. AT modern Russia health psychology as a new and independent scientific direction is going through its developmental stage.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

In February 1946, the UN conference decided on the need to create a specialized UN agency for health issues. In June 1946 in New York, by decision of the Economic and Social Council at the UN, was convened international Conference on Health, which was attended by delegates from 51 countries, representatives of the International Bureau of Public Hygiene, the International Red Cross, the International Labor Office, etc., which developed and adopted the Charter of the new international organization- World Health Organization (WHO). By its nature, WHO was called upon to unite all the peoples of the world within the framework of its activities. The main goal of its activity is the achievement by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. The WHO constitution came into force on April 7, 1948. This day is celebrated annually as World Health Day.

For the first time at the international level, the WHO Charter proclaimed the right of every person to health, approved the principle of responsibility of governments for the health of their peoples, and also indicated the inextricable link between health and international security and the strengthening of science.

The World Health Organization is one of the largest UN specialized agencies. There are currently 164 Member States of the WHO.

WHO structure.

The highest body of WHO is the World Health Assembly, which consists of delegates representing the member states of WHO. No more than 3 delegates are allocated from each country, one of which is the head of the delegation. Delegates are usually employees of their country's health department. They must be highly qualified and have specialized knowledge in the field of health care. Delegates are usually accompanied by advisers, experts and technical staff.

Regular sessions of the Assembly are convened annually. The Assembly determines the directions of WHO activities, considers and approves long-term and annual work plans, budget, issues of admission of new members and deprivation of the right to vote, the WHO Director General is appointed, issues of cooperation with other organizations are considered, sanitary and quarantine requirements are established, rules-standards for safety , purity and strength of biological and pharmaceutical products traded internationally. In addition, the WHO Assembly considers the recommendations of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Councils and the United Nations Security Council on health matters and reports to them on the measures taken by WHO to implement these recommendations.

Between sessions of the Assembly supreme body WHO is an Executive Committee, which meets in regular sessions 2 times a year. The Executive Committee consists of 30 members - representatives of states, elected for 3 years. Every year its composition is updated by 1/3. Representatives of Russia, the USA, Great Britain, France and China are re-elected permanently, but with a one-year break every 3 years.

The Executive Board considers the program and budget of the organization, administrative and legal matters related to the activities of WHO, hears reports from expert committees and study groups, implements decisions of the Assembly and prepares recommendations. The WHO Executive Board has been given the right to take emergency measures in the event of epidemics, natural disasters, etc.

The central administrative body of WHO is the Secretariat, headed by a Director General, who is elected by the Assembly for a term of 5 years on the proposal of the Executive Board. The secretariat is headquartered in Geneva. The Director General fulfills all instructions of the Assembly and the Executive Committee, annually submits reports to the Assembly on the work of the organization, manages the day-to-day activities of the secretariat.

Most of the departments of the WHO Secretariat are combined into 5 groups:

1) department of environmental health and department of sanitary statistics;

2) department for strengthening health services and family health;

3) department of noncommunicable diseases, health manpower development and medicines;

4) department of administrative management and personnel;

5) department of budget and finance.

In order to take into account local conditions and provide assistance to states, taking into account their special, country-specific needs in matters of health, 6 regional organizations. Each such organization has a regional committee, which is composed of representatives of the Member States of WHO belonging to the given geographical area. The regional offices are the executive bodies of these organizations.

The following regional organizations currently exist:

1) European organization, office located in Copenhagen (Denmark);

2) African organization, bureau located in Brazzaville (Congo);

3) Eastern Mediterranean Organization, office located in Alexandria (Egypt);

4) Southeast Asia Organization, office located in Delhi (India);

5) Organization of the Western Pacific Ocean, the office is located in Manila (Philippines);

6) American organization, bureau located in Washington (USA).

tasks of the WHO.

According to the Constitution, WHO functions as the directing and coordinating body in international health work. WHO develops and improves international standards, nomenclature and classifications, promotes their dissemination, verifies and conducts medical research, and provides technical assistance to governments in strengthening national health. Promotes acceptance and implementation international conventions, agreements and regulations in the field of healthcare.

WHO activities.

WHO develops work programs that determine the main directions of its activities, activities of regional offices, health policy of the WHO Member States. The work program defines the framework for the new global health policy, which is being implemented under the following headings:

1. Control of epidemic and infectious diseases, including information, quarantine and preventive measures.

2. Execution international tasks, in particular, the tasks defined by the programs "Health for All", CINDI (Programme to Combat Risk Factors for Development coronary disease hearts).

3. Ensuring compliance with international quality standards for medicinal substances, vitamin and mineral supplements for food products, and safe consumption standards.

4. Regular exchange of medical information, including the results of medical research, decisions of expert commissions, the creation of libraries, the publication of books and the training of specialists.

5. Standardization of terminology used in statistics, biology and pharmaceuticals.

6. Scientific research and information exchange.

7. Assistance to developing countries in morbidity and mortality control, health policy planning and training of specialists.

8. Special Joint International Health Programs: Expanded Program on Immunization, Tuberculosis, Malaria, AIDS, High Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease (CINDI) and Micronutrient Deficiencies.

9. Programs to control the spread of drugs and the fight against drug addiction.

10. Programs of measures to protect the environment, reduce air and water pollution, which has a negative impact on the ecological situation in neighboring countries and reduces the usable water resources of individual countries.

11. Protection and promotion of health as a component of economic development.

12. Protection and promotion of maternal and child health, including family planning policy, reduction of maternal and infant mortality.

13. Assessment of medical technologies.

14. Selection and management of effective and economical health programs.

15. Adequate participation of Member States in the financing of the activities of the Health for All program.

Hello dear friends. Today we will talk about what the World Health Organization (WHO) is, what tasks it performs, what it does and why it is needed. The main task of this organization is to ensure a healthy and safe future for all inhabitants of the planet Earth.

WHO bases are located in 150 countries of the world. The organization itself was founded on 04/07/1948 in order to eliminate the consequences of the Second World War and help residents different countries. This day, April 7, is celebrated annually as World Health Day.

What does

WHO leads and coordinates the activities of all medical organizations around the world under the auspices of the United Nations (UN). To accomplish this goal, it performs the following tasks:

• Supports partnerships between countries in solving common problems in the field of health.
• Leading in all matters related to the health of the population of the entire planet.
• Coordinates research activities in the field of health protection and the fight against various diseases.
• Organizes educational activities in the field of prevention and prevention of dangerous diseases.
• Supports the implementation of healthcare standards around the world.
• Helps countries to introduce new areas of medicine into practice, provides support with medical devices and specialists.
• Developing new types medical care and conducts assessments of the health status of the population, both in individual countries and in general around the world.

Activities

Since WHO faces global challenges that can help improve the health of people around the world, it is interested in the emergence and development of a strong health system in all countries.

It helps the governments of countries interested in improving the health and living conditions of their residents to organize an effective system of medical care.

This structure organizes the process of providing medical and humanitarian aid in the event of natural disasters, major accidents and man-made disasters. In addition, WHO is addressing the following issues:

• Particular attention is paid to the prevention and treatment of diseases such as strokes, oncology, diabetes, asthma, heart and lung diseases, mental illness, as well as trauma and the consequences of violent actions, which are the cause of premature death in 70% of all cases of premature death. And 80% of all listed diseases occur in developing countries, to which, unfortunately, according to these indicators, Russia can also be attributed.
• Observation of the environmental situation around the world, as well as the desire to improve the living standards of the population of third world countries, which will increase their life expectancy.
• Fight against the centers of infectious diseases, especially such as AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, development of the scope of preventive vaccinations.
• Rapid response and assistance in cases environmental disasters monitoring of the situation in the sphere of health and life protection.
• International cooperation in the field of health care is provided by seven thousand WHO employees in 150 countries of the world.

Programs and projects

Next, we will talk about the most popular programs and projects implemented by WHO. One of the directions of the programs for the improvement of the nation is the fight against hepatitis. The WHO estimates that 257 million people are infected with hepatitis B worldwide. Is it a lot or a little?

Considering that 7.52 billion people currently live on the planet, more than 3% of adults and children are infected. Given that hepatitis can be treated with antiviral drugs, stopping the growth of the disease and localizing its foci is the most important task of WHO and health authorities around the world.

Tobacco control

It is no secret that diseases caused by smoking tobacco products are among the top ten causes of premature death. Therefore, in 2007, WHO declared the fight against tobacco smoking one of the main programs for the improvement of the nation.

This year, the results for the past decade were summed up. Many countries, including Russia, supported the WHO initiative to limit the possibility of purchasing tobacco products and smoking them in public places.

Age classification for the right to purchase tobacco products allows you to limit addiction to tobacco at an early and young age. More than 60% of the world's population are aware of the dangers of smoking, and in 10 years their number has increased 4 times. This indicates the undoubted success of the anti-tobacco program.

vaccination campaign

WHO informs that every tenth child from the group of children under 1.5 years of age has not been vaccinated against whooping cough, diphtheria and tetanus, although it is determined that it is at this age that such vaccinations are most effective and protect against these deadly diseases.

Only 130 countries out of 194 can guarantee infant vaccination rates of 90% or more. So in this direction, WHO still has many unresolved tasks. As a minimum program, this is the implementation of vaccination at each contact of the unvaccinated population with medical services.

In Soviet times, our state actively cooperated with WHO and many programs were successfully implemented in the USSR and are still in operation.

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WHO is the largest international medical organization. The main goal of its activity is the achievement by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. For the first time at the international level, the WHO Charter proclaimed the right of every person to health, approved the principle of government responsibility for the health of its peoples, and also indicated the inextricable link between health and international security and the strengthening of science. World Organization health care was created after World War II, when great changes took place in the political and socio-economic life of the countries of the world.

WHO structure.

The supreme body of WHO is the World Health Assembly, which consists of delegates representing the member states of WHO, no more than 3 delegates are allocated from each country, one of which is the head of the delegation. Delegates are usually employees of their country's health department. They must be highly qualified and have specialized knowledge in the field of health care. Delegates are usually accompanied by advisers, experts and technical staff. Regular sessions of the Assembly are convened annually. The Assemblies determine the direction of WHO activities, consider and approve long-term and annual work plans, budget, admission of new members and deprivation of the right to vote, appoint the WHO Director-General, consider cooperation with other organizations, establish sanitary and quarantine requirements, safety standards , purity and strength of biological and pharmaceutical products that have circulation in international trade. Between sessions of the Assembly, the supreme body of WHO is the Executive Board, which meets in regular sessions 2 times a year - in January and May. The Executive Committee consists of 32 members - representatives of the state, elected for 3 years.

The central administrative body of WHO is the Secretariat, headed by the Director-General, who is elected by the Assembly for a term of 5 years on the proposal of the Executive Board. The secretariat is headquartered in Geneva.

The Director General carries out all instructions of the Assembly and the Executive Committee, annually submits reports to the Assembly on the work of the organization, manages the daily activities of the apparatus that makes up the secretariat, and also draws up financial reports and budget estimates. The General Director has 6 assistants, one of them is a representative of the Russian Federation.

According to the Constitution, WHO functions as the directing and coordinating body in international work for health care.

WHO develops and improves international standards, nomenclature and classification of diseases, promotes their spread.

In addition, WHO organizes medical research and provides technical assistance to governments in strengthening national health care. WHO promotes the adoption and implementation of international conventions, agreements and regulations in the field of health.

The main activities of WHO are:

Strengthening and improving health services;

Prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable diseases;

Protection and improvement of the environment;

Maternal and child health care;

Training of medical personnel;

health statistics;

Development of biomedical research.

Even in the last century, a woman of 30 years old was considered elderly. On admission to the maternity ward future mother were classified as old-timers and given disapproving glances. Today the situation has changed radically. Now a 40-year-old pregnant woman surprises few people. This is due to the increase in human life expectancy and other criteria.

The trend made global community reconsider existing age limits. In particular, the WHO classification of ages has changed.

WHO classification

According to available data, the World Health Organization divides people into the following groups and categories:

When compiling the table, doctors were guided by improving the health and appearance of a person, increasing the ability to bear children, maintaining working capacity for many years, and other factors.

Gradation remotely resembles the division into certain groups and periods of life that existed in Ancient Rome. At the time of Hippocrates, the age of up to 14 years old was considered youth, 15-42 years old maturity, 43-63 years old age, above that - longevity.

The change in periodization, according to scientists, is due to an increase in the intellectual level of mankind. Thanks to this, the body independently slows down the aging process, pushing back withering and the inevitable end. Peak of intellectual development modern man accounts for 42-45 years. This provides wisdom and, as a result, high adaptability.

According to statistics, over the years, the number of the population, whose age is 60-90 years old, increases 4-5 times faster than the general figures.

This and other criteria determine the gradual increase in the retirement age in a number of countries around the world.

The influence of age on a person

However age classification The World Health Organization cannot change the mind of a person. In remote settlements people still consider 45 years and more to be practically the pre-retirement age.

Women who have overcome the forty-year threshold are ready to give up on themselves. Many older ladies abuse alcohol and smoking, stop caring for themselves. As a result, a woman loses her attractiveness, quickly ages. Subsequently, psychological problems arise that aggravate the situation. If a woman or a man feels really old, then no adjustments in the classification of a person's age according to WHO are able to change the situation.

In this case, the patient needs high-quality timely assistance from a professional psychologist. Experts recommend reconsidering life and finding a new meaning in it. It can be a hobby, work, caring for loved ones, travel. Change of scenery, positive emotions, healthy lifestyle improve emotional state and, consequently, increased life expectancy.

As for the male part of the population, it is also prone to depression. As a result, representatives of the strong half of humanity in middle age destroy families, creating new ones with young girls. According to psychologists, in this way men try to keep the passing years.

Now the midlife crisis on average occurs about 50 years, increasing from year to year. A few decades ago, its peak was 35 years.

It is worth noting that the psycho-emotional state is influenced by the country of residence, economic and ecological situation, mentality and other factors.

According to previous studies, the real age gradation and periodization is different. Inhabitants European countries consider the end of youth at 50 +/-2 years. AT Asian countries many 55-year-olds feel young and not ready to retire. The same applies to residents of a number of states in America.

The classification of ages adopted by the World Health Organization is a generalized indicator that changes with a certain interval. Based on them, you can prepare the body for subsequent senile changes, reorient yourself in time, find a hobby, etc.

In each case, when grading, it is worth considering individual characteristics person. Modern medical equipment and technologies make it possible to keep the body in good shape for many years.