Public Health & Health Promotion Theoretical Perspectives

Theoretical Perspectives
1. Social Justice is linked to Public Health because health & wellbeing is a result of equalities in society.
2. 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
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.
Health Promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over and improving their health.It focuses on collaboration with populations.
1. Ottawa Charter
  1. Principles
    1. Advocate Enable Mediate
  2. Action
    1. Build healthy public policy Create supportive evironments Strengthen Community action Develop personal skills Reorient health services
2. Theories of Health Promotion
  1. Ecological/Community Models
    1. Health Promotion Action
    2. Rainbow Model
    3. Social Ecological Model
  2. Individual Models
    1. Health Belief Model
    2. TTM
  3. Interpersonal Models
    1. Theory of Reasoned Action
Public Health is based on science & focuses on the prevention of disease & disablility, and promoting health.
1. 5 Disciplines Biostatistics, Environmental, Health Service Admin & Social Behavioural Sciences

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