Health Flashcards
Health promotion
The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
Biomedical model
Focuses on the physical or biological aspects of disease and illness. It is a medical model of care practised by doctors and health professionals and is associated with the diagnosis, cure and treatment of disease.
“Quick-fix”
Social model
Achieves improvement in health and wellbeing by addressing the social, economic and environmental determinants of health. Based on the understanding that in order to achieve health gains, social, economic and environmental determinants must be addressed
Physical health
Relates to the efficient functioning of the body and it’s systems and the physical capacity to perform tasks and physical fitness
Mental health
State of wellbeing in which the individual realises his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, is able to work productively and fruitfully and can make a contribution to his or her own community.
Social health
Being able to interact with others and participate in the community in both an individual and cooperative way
Principles of the social model (Areas)
Addresses broader determinants Reduces social inequities Empowers individuals and communities Acts to enable access to health care Involves intersectoral collaborations
Ottawa charter health promotion strategies
Advocate
Enable
Mediate
Ottawa charter action areas (Bad cats smell dead rats)
Build healthy public policy Create supportive environments Strengthen community action Develop personal skills Reorient health services
2 of VicHealths Mission (Priss)
Promote fairness and opportunity for better health
In partnership with others, promote good health
VicHealths strategic priorities (peppi)
Promote healthy eating Encourage regular physical activity Prevent tobacco use Prevent harm from alcohol Improve mental wellbeing
2 responsibilities of the Federal government
The administration of the PBS
Quarantine
2 responsibilities of the state government
Delivery of health services
Regulatory responsibilities
2 responsibilities of the local government
Maintains parks/sporting facilities and gardens
Health inspections of commercial kitchens and restaurants
Values that underpin the health care system (Efficient)
Desired outcomes are achieved with cost effective use of resources and management of health system is resourceful.
