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Population Health Report

   

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0Running head:POPULATION HEALTH Population Health Name of the student:Name of the university:Authors note:
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1Running head:POPULATION HEALTH Section 1Do social models of health highlight the limitations of the biomedical model? The social model of health highlights the limitations of biomedical model as the socialmodel emphasizes on the health determinants and health interventions in the society.Itdemonstrates ill health as a process of interaction between the individuals and the environment.The biomedical model plays a significant role in understanding the causes of the disease andappropriate treatments related to it but it has been criticized due to social and behavioral factorslike sociology and psychology and also medicine. The social model demonstrates the health andillness by focusing on scientific or medical reasons as well as other factors that may lead to adeprived state of health such as poverty, low socio economic status, lack of housing andnutrition, stress related to employment and pollution in the environment(Riekert,Ockene&Pbert,2013).These factors affect the physical as well as the psychological health of individualsbecause health largely depends on the society and the culture the individuals are living in. Themain limitation that is experienced by the biomedical model is that it neglects the social andpsychological factors by underestimating the complex nature of health and disease. In thismodel, the overall health aspects are linked to changes in the society and the environment andnot the medical changes. The social model explains that a proper balance between the individualand the social interventions is mandatory. It assumes that good health is the main responsibilityfor the individuals living in the society. It can be done by properly examining the socialdeterminants of the health such as status and the behavior related to the health of individuals. The social model of health focuses on the discrimination that is faced by the individualson the basis of caste, creed, religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic status etc. It provides equal
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2Running head:POPULATION HEALTH importance in preventing the health issue by providing proper treatment and reduces thediscrimination between the individuals (Germov, 2009). It works by promoting the participationof communities and incorporating several interventions in the state such as social services andpublic policies including control in the pollution levels and safety at the workplace. There arethree major aspects of the social model of health. These include social production and thedistribution of the illness and the health, Social construction of illness and health, Socialorganization of health care (Germov, 2009).The biomedical model focuses in the treatment of thedisease and the ability of taking risks in the individuals. There are several disadvantages of thebiomedical model such as the patients who suffer from any health disease are known by theirdiagnosis and not by their individuality. They are not provided quality care and more importanceis given on the use of modern and scientific technology(Kidd, Kenny& McKinstry,2015).Do privatized Health Care Systems deliver better Health care? Health care services delivered by the privatized health care systems aremore efficient and sustainable as compared to public health sector organizations especially indeveloping and poor countries. Private health care in Australia is funded by health insurancefunds. Medibank is the largest provider of health fund with a 30% share in the market ( Eldredgeet al., 2016). There are a large number of individuals who prefer to take the assistance of healthcare professionals in private hospitals. This is because private hospitals provide proper assistanceand are responsive towards patients as they are well equipped in providing personalized attentionto their patients. The nurses, doctors, clinicians and other health care professionals have a fewpatients and hence can provide individual attention to them (Barbour,1995). They have properamenities and involve the usage of modern and scientific technology to deliver the health care
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