The Socio-Medical Model of Health Essay

Socio-Ecological Model: Washing Hands Rose-Bertine Mercier University of Kansas HSES 365: Peer Health Education Handwashing is the first preventive step to reduce medical conditions caused by bacterial and fungi. In many cases, it is deemed as “do-it-yourself vaccine” (CDC, 2016). Many preventable diseases are caused by lack of hygienic practices. By properly “washing hands before and after preparing foods, eating foods, caring for the sick, after using the toilet, blowing your nose, coughing,…

My pursuit of a medical degree is greatly strengthened by the Columbia University Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP). Prior to matriculation from the program my source of motivation held no true direction, I wanted to simply “help people”. During SPHSP I was exposed to federally qualified health centers (FQHC) and my eyes were opened to new medium to help people. I admired the measures that FQHC put in place to effectively serve a population of people that, under normal circumstances, would…

The model of disability proposed by the ICF is complex and dynamic. It is debated day-in and day-out in the 21st century. There are two models that are linked to people with disabilities today in Ireland. These are the Social model and the Medical model. These two models are working in conjunction with each other. Many people disregard the medical model and it is understandable, however different disabilities have different needs therefore the medical model can’t just be disregarded. The medical…

Many people see health in different ways, this essay will look at two concepts of health, the biomedical and the social medical, and evaluate them. This will try to give a more rounded look at the approaches, the problems they can show and the things that are not taken into consideration. To be able to do this we first need to be able to define what ‘health’ is. This term can be described in many ways; the English dictionary defines health as “the general condition of the body or mind with…

Historically, health practitioners used to work in communities with clients who had similar or same cultural and ethnic backgrounds to their own. However, with the changing dynamics of the world, the ethnic and cultural compositions of communities have now become cosmopolitan. Different cultures have different systems of health beliefs to explain what causes illness, how it can be cured or treated, and who should be involved in the process. The extent to which patients perceive patient education…

In order to obtain optimal functional health for an individual it is essential to evaluate their health requirements from many different vantage points. By interplaying the underlying philosophies of the micro focused Biomedical, and macro focused Social Models of health, both pathogenic (Biomedical), and salutogenic (Social model) factors can be taken into consideration in forming a comprehensive overall picture of the social, environmental, physical, and psychological determinants that could…

The Rational Model strategy, a cognitive decision model used in the campaign, postulates that by providing unbiased information and increasing the person's knowledge, then change in attitudes and beliefs will occur, prompting behaviour change (WHO, 2012). This strategy is evident in the campaign as the website focuses on providing information, resources, and support instead of using scare tactics or targeting people's vulnerabilities to prompt people to change behaviour. Furthermore, rather than…

Ebony Hughes: At Your Service: Transforming Health Care Delivery I choose this article for our team because the new wave of technology in health care is in our near future. The demand for quality health care is no longer all that patients, and members require from their physicians and clinicians. More and more patients require the need to feel heard and understood and less like a number statistic or guinea pig when they speak with their physician or go to an appointment. With most people and…

saw incremental strives towards a reformed public health sector. Although the Board of Health was instituted in 1799, they still focused chiefly on sanitation measures, discounting the need for disease regulation. Despite rampant economic expansion throughout the United States from 1800–1850, public health knowledge was still crippled, representing a severe hindrance in economic growth, as widespread disease remained untreated. Peculiarly, medical practitioners were present throughout large…

The relationship between clinicians and their patients is of central importance in the delivery of health care. Patient and therapist relationship traditionally has been viewed as a key determinant of treatment outcome and is considered central to the therapeutic process (Hall et al 2012). Abundant research has been conducted regarding the impact of the therapeutic relationship between patient and health provider, especially in the field of general medicine and psychology on treatment outcome…