BIOL 2160 Chapter : Chapter 1 Intro To Physiology
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Over time, different ideals, or models, of human health have dominated. Our current model broadened from a focus on the individual body to an understanding of health as a reflection of ourselves and our communities. Medical model: (pre-20th century) health status focused on the individual"s body, focused on disease treatment. Public health model (ecological): disease and negative health viewed as a result of interaction with physical and social environment. Disease prevention: (focus in 1940s) focus shifts to reducing factors causing injury and illness. Wellness became a term in 1960s, enlarging the definition of health by recognizing levels of health within each category. In 1968, rene dubos proposed a broader definition of health as quality of life, involving social, emotional, mental, spiritual and biological fitness on the part of the individual, which results from adaptations to the environment. Wellness and the dimensions of health: 6 categories/dimensions. Physical health- body size, shape and other body characteristics.
