Healthcare

It is necessary to define this word in the realm of management after first redefining health. The WHO Charter&sbquo in its preface&sbquo defines health as "a perfect physical&sbquo mental and social welfare state&sbquo and not simply the absence of illness or weak constitution.' It also goes as far as stating people's rights on health and says&sbquo "Being healthy according to the highest standard achievable...&sbquo is one of the rights possessed by all human beings.' It may be said that according to this global definition&sbquo the daily concept of health and practice of health maintenance and preservation are all included in healthcare. This definition&sbquo however&sbquo has to be supported in regards to three aspects. One is natural health maintenance and management supported by medicine. Another is the security of heath rights in social systems and environments or national policies. Then&sbquo there is the mutual health maintenance in each individual and human relation-ship. It may be said that health exists as the subject of a practical care system transcending the rights and management of individual problems and conscience. That Is&sbquo health management must be conducted by an individualistic or social system of medical care&sbquo healthcare and life care. Health management is a system regarding wisdom in living and its implementation&sbquo and is a continuing concept. This is considered to be the ideal definition for health management or healthcare. Supporting healthcare is also an extremely essential mission for design. Design so far&sbquo however&sbquo has had poor knowledge regarding this field. Human centered de-sign comprises everything from medical support to the designing of systems that includes aspects of political policy&sbquo as well as health improvement in daily life through design. It is considered that pursuing the expansion and advancement of the design field by inclusive design should be set as its final goal.

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