Health Aspects of International Approaches to Problems of Undeveloped Areas

1948; Volume: 26; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2307/3348237

ISSN

2325-6974

Autores

William P. Forrest,

Tópico(s)

Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Resumo

SO far this round-table discussion has assumed a character which I must confess I failed to foresee. Therefore, please forgive me if I try to give rather more weight to some aspects while only lightly touching upon others, which I had deemed more relevant. I feel I should start with some definitions. Professor Cathcart, the pioneer nutritionist, always taught that this should be done no matter how carefully the subject matter already had been defined. First then, I would like to define health. The Preamble to the Constitution of the World Health Organization, which is the international specialized agency of the United Nations charged with responsibility for health, says:

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