Abstract
Urbanization can be interpreted in a variety of ways, but the common denominator is a concentration of population in urban areas and the subsequent expansion of "urban" lifestyles. Due to rapid industrialization and urbanization, environmental conditions have been undergoing drastic change. Man-made and socio-cultural factors have become more strongly influential in human life and activities. Furthermore, as the main health problems have shifted from communicable diseases to non-infectious chronic diseases such as cancer, heart diseases, and cardiovascular diseases, health and illness has become more closely related to human behavior and lifestyles. Therefore, today, it is difficult to understand health problems or their solutions without considering social and cultural factors. In this presentation, for the development of new health indicators, I will attempt to analyze health issues by discussing environmental conditions and individual situations both from objective (directly observable facts) and subjective (individually perceived facts) perspectives. Both perspectives are necessary for complete understanding of health issues.
