what is the definition of health – refer to WHO 1946?
WHO constitution 1946 a state of complete, physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
Move on to Holistic health approach:
Aggleton and Homans, 1987
Holistic health is generally accepted as taking account of the separate influences and interactions of the main dimensions of health.
Include diagrams to emphasis the points please look at :
Dahlgren & Whitehead 1991 – general socioeconomic, cultural and environmental conditions diagram
Barton and Grant 2006 – the determinants of health and wellbeing in our neighbourhood
Now introduce determinants of health
What do you think is meant why determinants of health? What kind of factors influence health? Introduce obesity
Look at WHO and public health of England websites for statistics. Link obesity with public health.
2, Evaluation and critical analysis
Possibly look at the following;
Define and discuss the concept of saluteogenesis
Consider where and how health is created and promoted
Introduce, explore and apply social and medical models of health
Salutogenesis – questions to consider
Is the NHS a health service – Aaron Antonovsky
Where is health created – attempt to outline positive health
What does this mean in terms of who is responsible for creating and promoting health? – sense of coherence
Two theoretical perspectives on health
The medical model of health
Based in science
Focuses on the individual
Health located in the individual body
ill health is caused by biology or physiology
Health is the absence of disease or abnormality
Forms the basis of healthcare provision
The social Model of Health
Health is determined by a range of factors
Ill health is caused by structural factors such as poverty and inequalities
Health is socially constructed
Health is socially produced
Lay perspective is key
