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Health is defined as a state of complete physical mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity 1There is an intrinsically entwined relation between health of the individual and health of a population The health of the collective population is referred to as public health and defined by the Faculty of Public Health 2010 as The science and art of promoting and protecting health and well being preventing ill health and prolonging life through the organised efforts of society Health promotion is one of the important feature of public health and health development The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion WHO 1986 describes health promotion as a process that aims to enhance positive health and prevent or reduce ill health Health promotion is a core function of public health defined in the Bangkok Charter for Health Promotion in a Globalized World WHO 2005 as Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants and thereby improve their health 2 Health promotion is considered as a process that strengthens health condition shapes attitudes supports behavioural changes to attain utmost physical and mental health and organizes social and physical environment of a person
