HLTC43H3 Lecture Notes - Medicalization, Social Democracy, Neoliberalism
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Purpose: to introduce the political dimensions of health. Ideology and values shape how we conceive of health. Social determinants of health: broad features determining health. Embedded in wider economic, social & political system. Power over health, power existing over larger system. Europe - take $ from rich and give to poor through social programs. This acts on social determinants of health (?) Diff approaches from diff values --> diff outcomes. Medicine is a social science and politics nothing but medicine on a grand scale rudolf virchow. Transfer responsibility for your health to someone else. Public health dominated by ppl trained in med/bio (not social sci) Most powerful determinants are social and econ & from wide variety of sources. How we approach health inequality is highly political. Way of thinking; principles, ideals etc. explaining how societies work. Trade union movement & collective bargaining; left wing. Don"t regulate ppl, everyone will be better off }trickling effect.
