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WHO/EIP/GPE/ : EnglishDistr.: GeneralTowardsaCommon LanguageforFunctioning, disability and HealthICFW orld Health OrganizationGeneva20021 Towards aCommon LanguageforFunctioning, disability and Health:ICFThe International Classificationof functioning , disability and HealthIntroduction 2 ICF and the WHO Family of Classifications 3 The need for ICF 4 How will WHO use ICE 5 How can ICF be used? 6 The Model of ICF 9 Concepts of functioning and disability10 The qualifiers11 Underlying principles of ICF14 The Domains of ICF15 Conclusion19 The World-Wide ICF Network202 INTRODUCTIONThe International Classification of functioning , disability and Health, knownmore commonly as ICF, provides a standard Language and framework for thedescription of health and health-related states. Like the first version publishedby the World Health Organization for trial purposes in 1980, ICF is a multi-purpose classification intended for a wide range of uses in different sectors. It isa classification of health and health-related domains -- domains that help us todescribe changes in body function and structure, what a person with a healthcondition can do in a standard environment (their level of capacity), as well aswhat they actually do in their usual environment (their level of performance).
1 Towards a Common Language for Functioning, Disability and Health: ICF The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Introduction 2
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