“Health is a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
and infirmity”
Critics argue that the WHO definition of health is utopian, inflexible, and unrealistic, and that including the word “complete” in the definition makes it highly unlikely that anyone would be healthy for a reasonable period of time.
Contrasting models of health and ideological perspectives
Annotations:
•individualistic model - lifestyle behaviour change
•social model – policy oriented systems approach
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Different models of practice
•individual vs structural change
•foster healthy lifestyles -redress social inequities