describes much about health determinants in the community

1. M R S . M A D H U R I M A . D
C O M M U N I T Y H E A LT H N U R S I N G
D E PA RT M E N T
H I N D U M I S S I O N C O L L E G E O F N U R S I N G
DETERMINANTS OF
HEALTH

2. HEALTH
Health is a state of physical,
mental, social and spiritual well
being not merely an absence of
disease or infirmity.
…..WHO

16. EUGENICS
• In 1883 Francis Galton coined the term
“eugenics” as the logical extent of natural
selection, a theory first proposed by his cousin
Charles Darwin at the conclusion of the Descent
of Man.
• Observing the mating habits of animals, Darwin
drew the parallel between selectively pairing
certain breeds of animals in order to improve one's
stock and the choice that lay before humanity:
breed well, or breed ill.