HW215 MODELS OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS Unit 3: Shifting Paradigms :Health & Wellness

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Agenda Administrative Issues Unit 3 Key Concepts Seminar Discussion Questions Questions/Comments/Concerns

Administrative Issues/Expectations Late Policy Writing Center Generalized hints for unit projects

Key Concepts Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) – visit the Web site of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine for an explanation, key concepts and five major types of complementary and alternative medicine. Epistemology – the study of the theory of knowledge. Health – review the World Health Organization (WHO) definition. Health Behavior – is a general term related to actions, activities, conduct or performance related to responses of human health conditions. Holistic - to focus on the ‘whole’ instead of compartmentalizing or viewing a theory, topic, or subject as composed of separate parts. Model – a prototype, also referred to as a paradigm. Paradigm Shift – designates a modification, adjustment, or change in the way one thinks of and approaches a topic. For example, taking a historical model of health, healing and wellness and incorporating new concepts about what being healthy means as well as changing health practices to address the ‘whole body.’

Key Concepts (cont.) Philosophy – a viewpoint, attitude, way of like, thinking, values, beliefs about human life. Psychology – the scientific study of the human mind and mental states, and of human behavior. Religion – beliefs and worship related to people’s values and opinions concerning human existence; a particular personal or institutionalized system of beliefs and practices relating to the divine, personal beliefs or values, a set of strongly-held beliefs, values, and attitudes that an individual or collective lives by. Science – the study of the physical world using a system of observation and experimentation. Social Epidemiology – the field of study related to understanding disease causation and distribution within a population

Unit Review Key Concepts Lesson 1: Data & health disparities; “health of individual is inseparable from health of the community”; identifying disease causation (including risk factors); healthy vs. harmful behaviors. Lesson 2: Religion & health; ancient cultures vs. modern; religion as component of medical care; “holistic” health Lesson 3: psychological influence on health; behavior modification. Lesson 4: Scientific method (allopathic); CAM; integrative medicine.

Opening Discussion You are a public health professional working in a low-income community. You counsel patients in a free clinic to help them make positive lifestyle changes as pieces of their medical treatment. A patient, Sally, has been diagnosed with type II diabetes but she wants to try a “natural remedy” instead of the medical treatment (glucose testing, insulin therapy, weight loss) as prescribed by her physician. What would you do?

Seminar Question 1 How do family planning, infertility care, abortion, sterilization, and adoption practices differ in Mexico, China, and South Africa?

Seminar Question 2 How does communism affect health care in China? How does government affect health care in all countries?

Seminar Question 3 What are the women's rights issues in South Africa? What are examples of health disparities that we face in the U.S.? Why do they exist, and can we work to end them?

Seminar Question 4 What is CAM? Provide examples. How can CAM be integrated into traditional medicine?

Seminar Question 5 Why has it taken so long for CAM to be recognized in the United States? Are there certain CAM practices that are more accepted by the establishment? Why?

Questions/Comments/Concerns What are the biggest challenges you are facing so far? What are possible solutions?

References Kaplan University. (2010). HW215 course materials. Retrieved May 24, 2010 from www. Kaplan.edu www. Holtz, C., (2008). Global health care: Issues and Policies. Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers