Freddie Ntunga | Student ID Number: 21608670
Bucks New University
Abstract

An Essay Discusing the ImpacT of Sickle Cells on an Individual
Health & Illness across the Life Span

Introduction
The concept of health is purely abstract in form and therefore remains indefinable to a great extent. It may be referred to an aspect that is considered to be prima facie with regard to the fulfilment of all kinds of objectives of human life. Being healthy does not essentially refer to being disease free only, as the World Health Organiastion definition of health encompasses a state of well being from the mental, psychological, social and physical perspectives. For providing a comprehensive definition to the concept of health it is vital to focus on the various aspects of health. The definitions of health can either address the functional needs of the humans which would put more attention on the individual’s ability to deal with various kind of situations and head towards its destination or from the humanist approach it can be considered as the state of self actualization that can be linked with empowerment. Health in other words can be stated as a pulpit which begets achievement. Health is the result of the natural environment, the built up environment and the social environment that the individuals are surrounded with from the time of its very conception ( Zhang et al,.2011). The natural environment constitutes the genetic background of the individuals involving certain unique predispositions and traits that is unavoidable while the built up environment is the ambience that the individual creates by consuming multifarious substances required for sustenance. The social environment is the culture, the beliefs and traditions along with the influence of the immediate environment that the individual is exposed to in its lifetime.
The complexity of the concept of