1. Models of Health-Old Public Health And Biomedical Model Flashcards

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Changes as a result of old public health

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  • increased life expectancy (27 years)
  • decreased infectious diseases
  • decreased lung cancer due to decreased smoking rates
  • decreased CVD
    -decreased injuries and deaths at work as working conditions increase and seatbelts are introduced
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What is the Biomedical model of health

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  • Focuses on physical and biological aspects of a disease
  • associated with diagnoses, treatment and curing of a disease
  • this grew due to the understanding of what actually caused diseases strengths and limitations
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Old public health policies and practices

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  • improved water and sanitation
  • better quality housing and fewer slums
  • better quality food and nutrition
  • introduction of quarantine laws
  • safer working conditions
  • more hygienic birthing practices
  • provision of antenatal and infant welfare services
  • mass immunisation programs
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