Health care

Health care or healthcare is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions http://www.answers.com/healthcare&r=67#copyright.

Medical and social models of healthcare

The more generally accepted view of healthcare is that improvements result from advancements in medical science. The medical model of health focuses on the eradication of illness through diagnosis and effective treatment. In contrast the social model of health places emphasis on changes that can be made in society and in people's own lifestyles to make the population healthier. It defines illness from the point of view of the individual's functioning within their society rather than by monitoring for changes in biological or physiological signs.

Related Topics:
Medical - Illness - Diagnosis - Biological - Physiological

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See also Medical model of disability, Social model of disability, Preventive medicine.

Related Topics:
Medical model of disability - Social model of disability - Preventive medicine

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