HLTC22H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Public Administration, Health Promotion, Medical Model
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With age comes changes in physio and health. Changes taking place w/in and in between individuals. Look at policy (with regard to income), health care systems etc. Look at individuals taking care; not like nurses/doctors etc. Can"t answer how health care policies can change. Implicit assumption: society changes in positive direction and decisions are accurate (ha!) Understanding old age --> understand whole life history. Social, structural inequalities experienced in early years leads to disadvantages later. Less pension because worked less; taking care of family; worked part time etc. Managers in workplace view employers as less useful as they age. Can thing of as from early to later years. Focuses on keeping people in their own homes. Older adults age in place than institutional setting. Medicine in hcs is small part for people being healthy. Way to do it: increase knowledge on healthy behaviour. Comprehensiveness: services include things, like out/in patient care; diagnostic services; everything a dr. deems medically necessary.
