title: [Definition and requirements of health].
abstract: Health is conceptualized as an ability to cope. Health is dependent on how well the personal and the social system are adapted to each other. The person-environment interaction itself is shaped by culture and social structure and their consequences for the living and working conditions.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Universität Bielefeld. bernhard.badura@uni-bielefeld.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Badura
mesh_terms: D005858:Germany; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health
vernacular_title: Was ist und bedingt Gesundheit.