HSS 2321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Urie Bronfenbrenner, Icek Ajzen, Ecological Systems Theory
28 Mar 2017
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Biomedical perspective (purely biologic factors), ignore social determinants and psychological, environmental, and social factors. Shift to individual lifestyle factors, explaining that people have control of their own health. Population health approach endorsed by fpt health ministers. Dividing resources rather than focusing issues identi ed by health promotion: the lalonde report. The lalonde report was the catalyst for the health promotion movement which initiated a number of legislative shifts in canada. All inequities are health inequalities, but not all health inequalities are health inequities: the ottawa charter. The ottawa charter identi ed ve key action areas for health promotion: 5) re-orienting health services towards preventing illness and promoting health: strategies for population health. Population health strategies address the entire range of factors that determine health. Traditional health care focuses on risks and clinical factors related to particular diseases. Population health strategies are designed to affect the entire population.
