Unit 2 Flashcards
Devolution by communities
means they are receiving funding directly from the government and NOT from FNIHB (PHUs fill in the gaps
Tommy Douglas
He left federal politics to become Leader of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan. His cabinet was the first democratic socialist government in North America and it introduced the continent’s first single-payer, universal health care program.
1974 - Lalonde Report
Canada as world leader; away from victim blaming for health outcome – 1978 HP Directorate, 1979 UoT Health Promotion
What document was passed in 1986?
Ottawa Charter Health promotion practice
Biomedical model of health
- health is the absence of diseases or disorders
- examples: cardiovascular disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, stroke, diabetes, obesity, hypertension
- causes: hypertension, family hx, high cholesterol
solution: medication, different diet
Behaviour model of health
- health is the product of behaviours and habits
- examples: smoking, poor eating habits, physical inactivity, substance abuse, coping skills, lack of sleep
- solution: health education, self help, supportive environment
Socio environmental model
- health is the product of social, economic, and environmental determinants that provide incentives and barriers to health
- cause: poverty, unemployment, powerlessness, isolation, pollution, hazardous work conditions
- solutions: policy change, advocacy, community, mobilization, self help/aide and intersectoral collaboration