Defining Health - How Health and Disease Are Defined in Societies
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Welcome by Arthur Kleinman, Esther and Sidney Rabb Professor, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University; Professor of Medical Anthropology in Global Health and Social Medicine and Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; Victor and William Fung Director of the Asia Center, Harvard University
Jane Ussher, Professor of Women's Health Psychology, Centre for Health Research, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney
Catherine Panter-Brick, Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs, Department of Anthropology, Yale University
Nate Greenslit, Lecturer on the History of Science, Department of the History of Science, Harvard University
Q&A moderated by Arthur Kleinman
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The video explores how health and disease are not just biological facts but are shaped by social, cultural, and political contexts. It explains that health is more than the absence of illness—it's linked to well-being, culture, and social norms. It also highlights how different societies define health differently, and how inequality, access to care, and social structures influence what is seen as healthy or diseased.