Lesson 3 Flashcards
It is the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Health (WHO]
The elements of the social environment that have been linked to health
Family structure
Educational system
Social class
Social network
Work setting
Level of prosperity
Elements of Health Field Concept
o HUMAN BIOLOGY
o ENVIRONMENT
o LIFESTYLE
o HEALTHCAREORGANIZATION
• processes of maturation and aging
HUMAN BIOLOGY
Genetic inheritance
HUMAN BIOLOGY
Maturation and aging
HUMAN BIOLOGY
includes all those matters related to health which are external to the human body
ENVIRONMENT
which is within our control may be called as the
Internal environment
Air
Environment
consists of the aggregation of decisions by individuals which affect their health and over which they more or less have control
Lifestyle
Food
Lifestyle
Habits
Lifestyle
consists of the quantity, quality, arrangement, nature and relationships of people and resources in the provision of health care.
Health care organization
Medical practice
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION
Ambulances
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION
Podiatry
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION
Chiropractice
HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION
Systems of the body
Human biology
generally defined as the health care system.
Health care organization
the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices
of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.
Public health
discipline that concerns itself with
the study and betterment of the health characteristics of biological communities.
Community Health
Fields of Public Health
Major Fields
• Epidemiology
• Biostatistics
• Health service
Sub Fields
• Environmental
• Social
• Behavioral
• Occupational health
Is the ability of a community to generate and effectively use assets and resources to support the well-being and quality of life of the residents of the community as a whole, in the face of challenges and barriers within the context of their environment.
Community health
Said by;
Is the ability of a community to generate and effectively use assets and resources to support the well-being and quality of life of the residents of the community as a whole, in the face of challenges and barriers within the context of their environment.
(Ryan Nicholls & Racher, 2004)
topreventratherthantreatadisease through surveillance of cases
Objectives of Public Health
Stages of Behavior Change
• Precontemplation
• Contemplation
• Preparation
Maintenance
• Relapse
• Action
developed by James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente,
TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL
a model of health which suggests that disease is detected and identified through a systematic process of observation, description, and differentiation, in accordance with standard accepted procedures, such as medical examinations, tests, or a set of symptom descriptions.
MEDICAL MODEL
focuses on promoting behavior change by identifying how and why people change. It also looks at a person’s readiness to adapt to a new behavior.
TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL
• Person has no intention to adopt change within the next 6 months
Precontemplation
Person is unaware of their issues
Precontemplation
• Person is not ready
• Person is not serious about change
Precontemplation
• Person acknowledges there is a problem and is thinking about making a change
Contemplation
Intends to make changes within the next six months
Contemplation
Person is planning on making behavior change within the next month
Preparation
Person is not sure how to make changes and may doubt their abilities
Preparation
Person is actually making the changes to modify their behaviors, environment, and experiences on a daily basis
Action
Person is very confident that they will maintain the changes
Maintenance
Person may feel like a failure, resume old behaviors, feel like they are no good and experience disappointment
Relapse
Concerned with the relationship between health, stress, and coping
Salutogenic model
found within people as resources bound to their person and capacity
Generalized Resistance Resources
5 levels of ecological model
Intrapersonal
Interperonal
Organizational
Community
Public policy
is an interdisciplinary model that looks at the interconnection between biology, psychology, and socio-environmental factors.
Bio psychosocial model
views health and illness behaviors as products of biological characteristics, behavioral factors, and social conditions .
Biopsychosocial model
