HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture 1: L1 Introduction
10 May 2017
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Health studies approach to health: focuses on wellbeing as a broader aspect focuses on groups and communities not just individuals. Who definition: state of complete physical, mental, and social well being . Healthy person: content, physically well, good place in life, basic needs are met. Consider why a neighborhood"s levels of obesity have increased: sociological approach (office jobs, economist approach (cost of vegetables, anthropological approach (fast food, psychologist approach (stress and depression, geographers approach (gyms and parks) Simply because someone in authority offer ideas on health, they should not be automatically accepted. Health policies and services are subject to political and economic whims and necessities - these should be discussed and analyzed. Recognizes that people"s own knowledge and experiences also matter. Understanding medical and academic expertise as construction rather than indisputable fact. Health practices are informed by underlying ideas and philosophies, some of which may be appropriate but others may be harmful.
