HHD: Public health
what is public health
ways in which govs monitor regulate and promote h&wb & health status
what were the living condtions of old public health
not much known about hygeine, litter in streets, rubbish attracting rats, poor working condtions and housing.
types of diseases during old public health
Diaerra, whooping cough
impact on health status during old public health time
risk of infection, high infant mortality rates and u5m and low LE
old public health practise and policies
Practice: Gov funded water, sewage system, sanitation
Policy: Quantine laws Fed gov make QL to stop arrival and spread of infectious diseases from overseas
old public health practise and policies
Practice: Improved working condtions
Policy: Better housing
Bio medical model of health (BMH)
The BMH focuses on physcial/biological aspects of disease & illness. Use tech to diagnose & cure disease, provided by docs. Aim: Return person to pre illness state
Stregths of Biomedical model
Extend LE
Funding improves tech and research
limitations of biomedical model
Not every condtion can be treated
Needs professinal health workers so its costly
New Public Health
in the 70s life style diseases were around leading to death. So gov thought people would change behaviour if exposed to info on physcial and sociocultral in new public envronment
Social model of health SMH
Improvments in health can be acheived by using physical/sociocultral politcal environments of health to make an impact on a person or group
stregths of social model of health
Responsibity for h&wb is shared
education of h&wb can be passed gen to gen
Limitations of social model of health
health promotion messages can be ignored
not every illness can be treated
key principles of Social model of health
Empowers people and commiunuty from health education
enable access to healthcare