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Health models

Social and Medical model of health

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Biomedical J: Human bodies are compared with cars- they occasionally break down. Body ‘mechanics’ (AKA Doctors) apply their expert medical knowledge to diagnose the process which caused the sickness. D: Causes of ill health are from an individu A: This is the main approach found in the National Health Service. The main aim of medicines and modern health care systems is to tackle and diagnose physical symptoms of ill health.
Biomedical F: Health is defined as the absence of disease or disability.
Biomedical J: Human bodies are compared with cars- they occasionally break down. Body ‘mechanics’ (AKA Doctors) apply their expert medical knowledge to diagnose the process which caused the sickness.
Biomedical D: Causes of ill health are from an individual’s moral failings or from random attacks of disease.
Biomedical G: Scientific medicine is seen as the way to solve health problems. Therefore good health is dependent on: trained medical personnel, medical technology, drugs, operating theatres etc.
Social E: Patterns of health and illness cannot be understood at an individual level, but need to be examined in the socio-cultural-economic context. Health varies depending on class, gender, age and ethnicity suggesting that the social environment needs to be c
Social I: Those with power decide who is ill and who is not. Therefore the understanding of someone’s ill health is as much about their power and decision making as it is about biology.
Social B: Health is a relative condition. Health is measured on what is normal in a specific society, so will vary cross culturally and across time.
Social H: Many of the factors causing ill-health are rooted in social inequality, and therefore non-medical dimensions of health are important (Acheson Report).
Social C: Medical Science is influenced by many non-biological/scientific factors. Wider societal aspects such as economics, political and social aspects influence decisions made e.g. Drug Companies have influence on Doctors
Created by: awhitehead31
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