Abstract:

The changes in society bring along the change on the way some concepts are addressed. The concepts of health and disease are also among the areas affected by this change. While the concept of health refers to an individual's physical, social and mental well-being, the concept of illness is expressed as a deviation from this well-being. At this point, a change in the understanding of health also brings along a change in the understanding of disease. Considering the changes at the present time, it is observed that there is a perception of health and disease that is very different from the past. Here, it is important to know the changes that took place in the past in order to find out the current understandings of health and disease. In this study, it was aimed to draw a conceptual framework about healthy life that has transformed into a lifestyle for individuals as a result of the changes based on the changes in the concept of health and disease from past to present. Accordingly, the changes in health and disease have been inevitable in the historical process. This change stands out not only in individuals' understanding of health and disease, but also in the change in the extent of health and disease.

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