ch1 Flashcards
(21 cards)
state of being free from illness or injury
health
3 levels of individual health
physical health, mental health, social well being
5 concepts of health
Biomedical Model of Health
Sociocultural Model of Health
Psychological Model of Health
Ecological Model of Health
Holistic Concept of Health
Health is defined by the absence of illness, and that disease is cause by damage to cells due to pathoanatomical changes
biomedical model of health
Health may be defined as the state of optimum capacity of an individual for the performance of roles and tasks
sociocultural model of health
Individuals provide their own assessment of their health and the general feeling of well being
psychological model of health
Health is affected by the interaction between the individual, the group/community, and the physical, social, political, and other environments
ecological model of health
implies that all sectors of society have an effect on health
holistic concept to health
An inequality in health status or outcome related to some kind of injustice, oppression, or difference in sociodemographic status
health disparity
Ensuring an equal opportunity to a healthy outcome and an equal access to live a healthy life
health equity
Ensuring everyone has equal rights and opportunities which include the right to good health and healthy outcomes
social justice
The inequities and disparities that occur between sociodemographic groups that are connected to a history of X
social injustice
Addressing societal injustices (i.e. racism, discrimination, etc.) is essential to achieving health X
equity
Deep and dark history of discrimination, marginalization, and victimization of X in medicine
minority groups
Experimented on slave women without anesthesia to increase their ability to work in the fields and have more children (increase slave population)
Dr. J. Marion Sims
The precursor agency to the CDC conducted unconsented research on African American men and withheld effective treatment for decades
Tuskegee syphilis study
Deeply rooted history of sterilizing many minority patients against their will and often without their knowledge
american eugenics
Renowned biologist who became the NIH’s first associate director for minority programs in 1990, advancing the group to eventually become the national institute on minority health and health disparities and Worked to institutionalize the importance of health disparities in the federal government
Dr. John Ruffin
Ensuring equal access to certain resources
equality
Ensuring equal outcomes for all
equity
Removing the barriers that lead to inequity
justice
