HHD Unit 3 AOS 2 - what do ya know?!

Examples of biomedical model

• Quit line, sun smart, school nurse

• X-rays, medication, surgery

• Reduce social inequities

• Workplace safety measures

Select the three ways that medicare is funded

• General taxation

• Medicare levy surcharge

• State and Federal funding

• Medicare levy

Focussed on the physical environment and preventing spread of disease, i.e. safe water and sanitation, quarentine, vaccines etc...

• New public health

• Social model of health

• Old public health

• Biomedical model of health

Negatives of the biomedical model:

• Fixes most issues

• Doesn't contribute to advancements in technology

• Expensive

• Doesn't prevent health problems

Which focuses on changing people's behaviours

• New public health

• Old public health

Involves intersectoral collaboration

• Ottawa Charter action areas

• Social model principles

Build healthy public policy

• Ottawa Charter action areas

• Social model principles

Develop personal skills

• Ottawa Charter action areas

• Social model principles

Acts to reduce social inequities

• Ottawa Charter action areas

• Social model principles

Strengthen community action

• Ottawa Charter action areas

• Social model principles