HLST 1010 Lecture Notes - American Public Health Association, Healthy People Program, John D. And Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation
28 Nov 2013
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Chapter 16: the political economy of public health: public health concerns in canada, the u. s. , u. k. , norway, and. Promoting health as organized governmental activity comprises 3 distinct activities: Actions carried out by federal, provincial, and municipal public health agencies. Governmental development of health-related public policy that supports social determinants of health. Health care organizations and professions delivering health care services. The integration of public health and health related public policy can be determined by the model of health that is dominant in each jurisdiction. If health is seen as highly individualized: primary focus is given to public health. Approaches that assess behavioral and biomedical risk factors (eg. cholesterol levels) If health is understood as being shaped by societal factors, such as the distribution of wealth: primary focus is given to developing structural. Appraoches that increase public understanding of the social determinants of health (eg. public policy that promotes employment: best health outcomes are achieved through structural.
