The Profound Implications of the Meaning of Health for Health Care and Health Equity.

Policy PointsThe meaning of health in health care remains poorly defined, defaulting to a narrow, biomedical disease model. A national dialogue could create a consensus regarding a holistic and humanized definition of health that promotes health care transformation and health equity.Key steps for operationalizing a holistic meaning of health in health care include national leadership by federal agencies, intersectoral collaborations that include diverse communities, organizational and cultural change in medical education, and implementation of high‐quality primary care.The 2023 report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on achieving whole health offers recommendations for action. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]