Health Concepts and Models: Analyzing Health and its Determinants

This report provides an overview of health concepts and models, exploring various perspectives on health and disease. It examines the biomedical model and its strengths and limitations, focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of specific conditions like coronary heart disease. The report also addresses the social determinants of health, emphasizing the importance of factors such as clean water and safe environments in preventing diseases like tuberculosis. It highlights the role of health behavior and lifestyle in promoting wellbeing. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of understanding these concepts for effective public health interventions and improved patient outcomes. This assignment also includes examples and the influence of the health on the society.

Concept of health and
models of health
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Concepts of health
Term Definition Examples in society Related Sociological
Perspective and Reason
Positive It is emerging
approach of
health and
well being that
emphasize of
promoting
people health
asset
Cleanliness It helps in improving social
life of society.
Negative
It is an
absence of
illness and
disease
pollution The lifestyle of people is
highly impacted due to it.
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Holistic
It is concerned
with complete
health of
person rather
than illness or
disease.
Back pain It influences attitude and
behavior of person.
Models of Health
Model Key
ideas
Examples in
Health and Social
Care
Related concept of
health
Strengths Limitations
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Biomedical
Coronary heart
disease
Cause –
cholesterol build
up in arteries
Symptoms are
chest pain,
weakness,
nausea, etc.
It is diagnosed by
doing ECG test,
medical history,
physical exam,
etc.
Mental illness and
coronary heart
disease can
influence working
class people. This is
because they do not
take proper diet and
there is a lot of
mental stress on
them.
It helps in
treating many
problems
effectively and
improve life
quality of life.
Evidence-
mental health
is effectively
improved.
It is not always
successful in
diagnosing
disease.
Evidence – in
diagnosing
cancer many
changes are
made but not
successful.
Socio-
medical
Tuberculosis
Cause- spread of
bacteria
Symptoms are
cough, fever,
tiredness, etc.
It is diagnosed by
sputum test,
chest x ray,
Asthma and TB can
influence physical
environment
determinant as
people do not get
clean water, air, safe
house, etc.
It helps in
making people
aware about
disease.
Evidence –
Generating
awareness
about TB
Not all disease
can be
prevented
Evidence-
People are not
educated about
TB.
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