Public Health & Health Promotion Theoretical Perspectives

Public Health & Health Promotion Theoretical Perspectives

1. Theoretical Perspectives

   • Social Justice is linked to Public Health because health & wellbeing is a result of equalities in society.
   • Social Model is central to the New Health paradigm. Society has to be responsible for equity in living & working conditions if improvement is expected in Public Health

2. Health is a resource for being able to live a fulfilling life, its not something we strive to gain we are all entitled to it & measures should be taken to preserve it.

3. Health Promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over and improving their health.It focuses on collaboration with populations.

   • Ottawa Charter
     • Principles
       • Advocate Enable Mediate
     • Action
       • Build healthy public policy Create supportive evironments Strengthen Community action Develop personal skills Reorient health services
   • Theories of Health Promotion
     • Ecological/Community Models
       • Health Promotion Action
       • Rainbow Model
       • Social Ecological Model
     • Individual Models
       • Health Belief Model
       • TTM
     • Interpersonal Models
       • Theory of Reasoned Action

4. Public Health is based on science & focuses on the prevention of disease & disablility, and promoting health.

   • 5 Disciplines Biostatistics, Environmental, Health Service Admin & Social Behavioural Sciences

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