1.Definition, concepts and evaluation of public health. .ppt
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This document discusses the changing concepts of health over time. It begins by defining health according to the World Health Organization as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. It then outlines 4 changing concepts of health: 1) the biomedical concept which views health as the absence of disease, 2) the ecological concept which sees health as a dynamic equilibrium between humans and their environment, 3) the psychosocial concept which recognizes social, psychological and other non-biological influences on health, and 4) the holistic concept which synthesizes all previous concepts and views health as involving overall wellbeing.
1.Definition, concepts and evaluation of public health. .ppt
- 1. Amity Institute of Pharmacy 1 Definition, concepts and evaluation of Public Health B. Pharm VIII Sem SOCIALAND PREVENTIVE PHARMACY BP802T Module 1 – Concept of Health and Disease
- 2. Amity Institute of Pharmacy Definition of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a “state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” (WHO, 1947).
- 3. Amity Institute of Pharmacy Concept Of Health An understanding of health is the basis of all the health care. Health is not perceived the same way by all the members of a community including various professional groups (like biomedical scientists, social scientists, health administrators, ecologists) giving rise to confusion about the concept of health.
- 4. Amity Institute of Pharmacy Concepts of Health of Health 4 Health is evolved over the centuries as a concept from individual concern to world wide social goal and encompasses the whole quality of life. Changing concept of health till now are: The various changing concepts of health as follows: 1. Biomedical concept 2. Ecological concept 3. Psychosocial concept 4. Holistic concept
- 5. Amity Institute of Pharmacy 1. Biomedical concept Traditionally health has been considered as an absence of the diseases and if someone was free from disease, then that person was considered healthy. This concept is known as biomedical concept, and it is based on the “germ theory of the disease.”
- 6. 2. Ecological Concept • Deficiencies in the biomedical concept gave rise to other concepts. • The ecologists put forward the concept of ecological concept. • Ecologists viewed health as a dynamic equilibrium between man and his environment, and the disease as a maladjustment of the human organism to environment.
- 7. 3. Psychosocial Concept •Advances in social sciences showed that health is not only a biomedical phenomenon, but one which is influenced by social, psychological, cultural, economic and political factors of the people concerned. •These factors must be taken into consideration in defining and measuring health. •Thus health is both a biological and social phenomenon.
- 8. 4. Holistic Concept • The holistic model is a synthesis of all the above concepts. •Holistic concept recognizes the strength of social, economic, political and environmental influences on health. •It has been variously described as multidimensional process involving the wellbeing of the person as a whole. •The emphasis is on the promotion and protection of health.
- 9. Amity Institute of Pharmacy References 1. Short Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, Prabhakara GN, 2nd Edition, 2010, ISBN: 9789380704104, JAYPEE Publications 2. Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine (Mahajan and Gupta), Edited by Roy Rabindra Nath, Saha Indranil, 4th Edition, 2013, ISBN: 9789350901878, JAYPEE Publications 3. Review of Preventive and Social Medicine (Including Biostatistics), Jain Vivek, 6th Edition, 2014, ISBN: 9789351522331, JAYPEE Publications 4. Essentials of Community Medicine—A Practical Approach, Hiremath Lalita D, Hiremath Dhananjaya A, 2nd Edition, 2012, ISBN: 9789350250440, JAYPEE Publications 5. Park Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, K Park, 21st Edition, 2011, ISBN-14: 9788190128285, BANARSIDAS BHANOT PUBLISHERS. 6. Community Pharmacy Practice, Ramesh Adepu, BSP publishers, Hyderabad Recommended Journals: 1. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, Elsevier, Ireland 9
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