PUBHLTH 129 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jones & Bartlett Learning, Behavioural Sciences, World Health Organization
12 Oct 2016
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Chapter 2: foundations of u. s. health care delivery. What is health: different definitions of health. Medical model (physical view: defines health as the absence of illness or disease, focuses on diagnosis and relief of symptoms. Medical sociologist (social view: defines health as the state of optimum capacity of an individual to perform his or her expected social roles and tasks (e. g. , work, school, household chores) Society for academic emergency medicine (saem: defines health as a state of physical and mental well-being that facilitates the achievement of individual and societal goals . 4th edition: emphasizes both physical and mental dimensions of health. World health organization (who: defines health as a complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity , referred to as the biopsychosocial model of health. Holistic medicine: emphasizes the well-being of every aspect of what makes a person whole and complete.
