HEALTH

[noun] [U] - the condition of the body and the degree to which it is free from illness, or the state of being wellYou must look after your health.How's your health these days?I gave up smoking for health reasons.He gave up work because of ill-health.At the age of seventy-three she is still enjoying (= she still has) good health.After a course of antibiotics he was soon restored to health (= made well again).She has been in (very) good/bad health (= well/ill) recently."Here's to Trevor and Pam!" we said, raising our glasses and drinking (to) their health (= drinking as a sign that we hope they will be well and successful).(figurative) The health (= condition) of the economy is still causing great concern.In Britain, a health authority is an organization that is responsible for hospitals and medical services in a particular area.A health centre is a building in which several doctors have offices and where people go to visit them.A health farm/(US usually) health spa is a place where you go for a holiday and eat healthy food, take exercise, etc.Health food is food that is believed to be good for you because it does not contain chemicals or much sugar or fat.Compare junk food at junk (RUBBISH).Health insurance is an arrangement with a special company to which you pay money in exchange for that company paying most or all of your medical expenses.(US) A health maintenance organization ( HMO) is an organization which people join so that they can obtain health care. It serves a particular area, offers the service of a limited number of doctors and is paid for by its members or their employers.(UK) A health visitor is a person employed to give advice to people, esp. the parents of very young children and older people, about health care, sometimes by visiting them in their own homes.