Chapter 5: Changes in Australia's health status Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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What is the biomedical approach to health?
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focuses on the physical and biological aspects of disease and illness. It is commonly practiced by doctors and healthcare professionals and is centred around diagnosing, treating, and curing diseases.
2
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Health promotion…
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Enables people to increase control over and improve their health.
3
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‘old’ public health
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Government actions that focused on on changing the physical environment to prevent the spread of disease.
4
Q
what were initiatives made by old public health?
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Providing safe water
Sewage disposal
Improved housing
5
Q
What are the five action areas of the Ottawa charter?
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Build healthy public healthy
Create supportive environments
Strengthen community action
Develop personal skills
Reorient health services
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