Models of Health Models of Health v Lay

Models of Health

Models of Health v Lay models of health v Biomedical models of health v Social models of health

Lay models of health This term refers to a nonprofessional view point ¡ It is the publics perspective of health rather than a professional or scientifically phrased perspective ¡ It is often a negative perspective ¡

Lay models of health ¡ ¡ The general publics idea of what being healthy is varies widely. Working in pairs take 5 minutes to think about what determines your idea of what being health is

Lay models of health Your ideas should include; q Experiences q Knowledge q Values q Expectations q What other peoples expectations are such as your family and friends ¡

Biomedical model This is a well known model and was first developed in the early nineteenth century. ¡ It came was a result of a developing understanding of how various parts of the body work together to ensure good health ¡

Biomedical model of health ¡ q q q Jones (1994) summarised the scientific view of health and body functioning; Health is predominately viewed as the absence of disease Health services are geared towards the treating of the sick. The main purpose of the health service is to get people well and back to work

Social models of health This model recognises that to improve health we need to address reasons for ill health. ¡ In pairs take 5 minutes to consider factors that may affect health. ¡

Social models of health ¡ The underlying philosophy of the social model is that differences between individuals health and social groups is a mixture of: l l Behavioural factors Structural factors Material factors Cultural factors All these factors affect health.