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Its 1948 preamble describes health as more than the absence of disease. The figure is taken from World Health Organization, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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The WHO constitution defined health very broadly

Its 1948 preamble describes health as more than the absence of disease The World Health Organization was established on 7 April 1948, a date now marked as World Health Day. Its constitution describes health as a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, not merely the absence of disease. The definition has been praised for its ambition and criticised for setting a standard no population can meet. It sits in Mondo's history collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Its 1948 preamble describes health as more than the absence of disease. The figure is taken from World Health Organization, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.