CH4 Improvements in Health Flashcards
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Old public health
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- Includes the biomedical approach to health
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Biomedical approach to health
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- Focuses on the biological causes of illness and disease. It is practiced by medical professionals and involves diagnosis, treatment and curing of disease.
- Still used in certain present-day contexts but emerged during ‘old’ public health.
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