Cultural Diversity in Health & Illness Ashford University Text:Spector, R.E. (2013).
Cultural diversity in health and illness (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River: Pearson For this discussion be sure to have read chapter 3 of your required reading in Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness.
In addition, please do your own research and describe the term "Health". Consider the following perspectives when describing the word "health": cultural, socioeconomic, gender, educational, and professional.
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a "state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease".
Elaborate on what this definition means to you.
Describe the term "illness" and be sure to consider it from the following perspectives: cultural, socioeconomic, gender, educational, and professional.