Question

Explain the following statement: Being disease-free is not the same as being healthy.

Answer 1

Hint: The availability of clean drinking water, nutritious food, clean sanitation, and social equality and harmony are some ways to stay healthy.
A healthy person can be disease-free but a disease-free person needs not always be healthy. A person is said to be healthy when his/her physical, mental, emotional, and psychological state is fit and fine. It is not merely an absence of any disease. While a person is said to be disease-free when he is devoid of diseases. Diseases usually refer to physical health only.
Some differences between being Healthy and disease free are-

Sl.No	Healthy	Disease-free
1.	It is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellness.	It is a state of absence of discomfort in any part of the body.
2.	It depends upon the individual as well as on social and environmental factors around him.	It depends only on the individual.
3.	A healthy person is disease-free.	A disease-free person can or can not be healthy.
4.	A healthy person is energetic and can perform as per the requirement.	The performance of a disease-free person depends upon the environment and their attitude.

Note: Health and mental health are always inter-related. Mental health includes emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects the way we think, feel, and act. It also helps to determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make different choices. Mental health is very important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.