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The European Journal of Public Health 2006 16(5):457; doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckl234
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Public Health Association. All rights reserved.

Editorial

Spiritual health: the next frontier

John-Paul Vader*

* University of Lausanne Medical Centre, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland

Correspondence: John-Paul Vader, University of Lausanne Medical Centre, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, Lausanne, Switzerland, e-mail: John-paul.vader@chuv.ch

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About a quarter of a century ago, the WHO entertained a discussion on whether the ‘spiritual’ dimension should be included in the definition of health1 in addition to physical, mental, and social well-being. A few years later, the spiritual dimension was included in a major journal dedicated to health promotion (http://www.healthpromotionjournal.com/) and at about the same time, Agenda 21 recognized the right of individuals to ‘healthy physical, mental, and spiritual development’ (Agenda 21, Chapter 6.23). A decade ago, governments of all European nations signed . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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