[Balneotherapy, health care and public health]

The actual interest of Spa-therapy in public health is considered as a way of improving health, well-being state or as prevention or treatment of different diseases. The various definitions of health are exposed and its possible influence in human beings, and in particular the complexity of the Spa-therapy. The possible positive effects of the Spa-therapy have been tested in the official Centers of several countries and have been considered of great value in Health Education its signification as a primary, secondary and tertiary health agent.