Approaches to Health

Question 1

Biomedical Approach

Answer 1

Provides health care as a response to breakdown of the body and involves the diagnosis and treatment of an existing problem with focus on cure

Question 2

Social Model of Health

Answer 2

Aims to address the broader influences on health
The social model of health places the focus of health on the conditions of peoples daily lives. It shows that health is more than just our biological functioning and is influenced by a broad range of social, economic and environmental factors

Question 3

Social Model of Health

“AREAS”

Answer 3

Address the broader determinants of health
Reduce social inequality
Empower individuals and the community
Accessibility to health care
Intersectorial collaboration

Question 4

Ottawa Charter

Answer 4

A social model produced at WHOs first international conference, health promotion

Question 5

Ottawa Charter

“Bad Cats Smell Dead Rats”

Answer 5

Build healthy public policy
Create supportive environments
Strengthen community action
Develop personal skills
Reorient health services

Question 6

Health Promotion

Answer 6

Health promotion is the process of enabling peole to gain control over and to improve their health. It focuses on prevention rather than cure and uses the causes of disease as the starting point rather than the disease themselves