A community says they value resident health. The sidewalks a…
A community says they value resident health. The sidewalks are in disrepair and a few street lights need replaced. There are plenty of clothing stores to shop at but most residents live several miles from the city center and the local grocery. Does this sound like a health promoting neighborhood?
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Until the 1960’s health promoting in schools was very much in line with the medical model that was underpinned by scientific methods, prevention, early detection, top-down hierarchical relationship between clinician and patient, and the achievement of successful public health campaigns. The presumptions was that since humans are rational thinkers that solely providing the health information would initiate behavior change (we know this is not 100% accurate). Explain the paradigm shift from the western medical model to a new focus on personal, social health and economic education in the context of the health promoting school model. Please answer in complete sentences. No bullet points.
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