Table 1:

Relevant Definitions of Health and related concepts

Construct	Definition	Source
Health	Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.	World Health Organization (WHO)1
Social Health	Social health can be defined as our ability to interact and form meaningful relationships with others. It also relates to how comfortably we can adapt in social situations.	George2
Mental Health	Mental health...is a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community (WHO)	WHO
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL)	A multi-dimensional concept that includes domains related to physical, mental, emotional, and social functioning. It goes beyond direct measures of population health, life expectancy, and causes of death, and focuses on the impact health status has on quality of life.	Healthy People3
HRQOL	An individual’s or group’s perceived physical and mental health over time.	Centers for Disease Control (CDC)4
HRQOL	An all-inclusive concept incorporating all factors that impact upon an individual’s life. Health-related quality of life includes only those factors that are part of an individual’s health.	Torrance et al.5
HRQOL	Those aspects of self-perceived well-being that are related to or affected by the presence of disease or treatment	Ebrahim et al.6
Well-being	Well-Being Measures – assess the positive evaluations of people’s daily lives—when they feel very healthy and satisfied or content with life, the quality of their relationships, their positive emotions, their resilience, and the realization of their potential.	Healthy People3
Well-being	Well-being is a positive outcome that is meaningful for people and for many sectors of society, because it tells us that people perceive that their lives are going well. Good living conditions (e.g., housing, employment) are fundamental to well-being. Tracking these conditions is important for public policy. However, many indicators that measure living conditions fail to measure what people think and feel about their lives, such as the quality of their relationships, their positive emotions and resilience, the realization of their potential, or their overall satisfaction with life—i.e., their “well-being.”1, 2 Well-being generally includes global judgments of life satisfaction and feelings ranging from depression to joy.3, 4	CDC4

^1.Callahan D. The WHO Definition of “Health.” The Hastings Center Studies. 1973;1(3):77. doi:10.2307/3527467

^2.George T. What is Social Health? HIF Healthy Lifestyle BLog. https://blog.hif.com.au/mental-health/what-is-social-health-definitions-examples-and-tips-on-improving-your-social-wellness

^3.Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being. HealthyPeople.gov. Accessed November 4, 2021. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/foundation-health-measures/Health-Related-Quality-of-Life-and-Well-Being#:~:text=Health%2Drelated%20quality%20of%20life%20(HRQoL)%20is%20a%20multi,has%20on%20quality%20of%20life.

^4.HRQOL. CDC. Accessed November 4, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/hrqol/concept.htm

^5.Torrance GW. Utility approach to measuring health-related quality of life. J Chronic Dis. 1987;40(6):593–603. doi:10.1016/0021-9681(87)90019-1

^6.Ebrahim S. Clinical and public health perspectives and applications of health-related quality of life measurement. Soc Sci Med. 1995;41(10):1383–1394. doi:10.1016/0277-9536(95)00116-o