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Phil331- Models of Healthcare

   

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Running Head: SOCIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT Sociology AssignmentStudent’s nameName of the Institute
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SOCIOLOGY ASSIGNMENTTopic 1: Models of Healthcare Introduction In recent times, there has been various advancements in the field of healthcare. The healthcare delivery has become complex and the objective of government and other stakeholders is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare delivery (Barbour, 1997). The objective of this paper is to discuss the models of healthcare. The two key models of healthcare that would be discussed in this paper are biomedical model of healthcare and the social model of health.Analysis There are different models of healthcare based on the specific way in which healthcare system is divided. One of the traditional and widely used model of health care is biomedical model of healthcare. This model of biomedical is based on the germ theory. The advocates of this model of healthcare suggests that any illness is caused by the germs and therefore, the effort should be made to eliminate the germs (Germov, 2005). The central idea of this model is that germs enter human body through water, food or air. This model was widely used in the early twentieth century and with this model the objective was to figure out the root cause of various infectious diseases. The underlying assumption with this model is that every illness has a cause that could be attributed to germs and the illness affects the human body in a standard and predictable manner (Germov, 2005).
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SOCIOLOGY ASSIGNMENTAnother widely used model of healthcare is the social model of health. The social model of health is relatively new than the biomedical model of health. This model of social model of health is also known as the public health model. With this model, the focus is to make efforts to improve the health of society at large (Barbour, 1997). With this model, the emphasis is to identify the social determinants of health and make efforts to develop a healthy society. The advocates of social model of health suggests that health is social responsibility of government and it is important that the government should make efforts to improve the health of community members. The underlying assumption of social model of health is that the social, economic, political, social, etc. factors are responsible for the health of a person (Barbour, 1997).Conclusion The above paper discusses the two key health models. Essentially, any government or any stakeholder can use any of the above or any third model to assess the health conditions of people in the society. The key thing is that different stakeholder must join hands to improve the healthcare delivery in the country and make Australia as better place to live.
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