Unit 4
Multilevel Approaches to Understanding Health- Beyond the Individual
Models of Health
Please click on the pictures below for short videos on the 5 models of health: Social Model, Medical Model, Biopsychosocial Model, Salutogenic Model, Ecological Model
Medical Model
Social Model
Biopsychosocial Model
Salutogenesis Model
Ecosystem Model
Killam,K. (2020, December.) Applying the Social-Ecological Model of Health to Loneliness .
https://kasleykillam.medium.com/the-inspiration-behind-community-microgrants-5bdedff5e48a
Principles of community engagement (2nd ed.). (2011). National Institute of Health Publication.
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/communityengagement/pdf/PCE_Report_508_FINAL.pdf
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2023, May 26) Health Disparities, Division of Adolescent and School Health. https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/disparities/index.htm
Community Development and Health Network (n.d). Models of Health Fact sheet. https://www.cdhn.org/sites/default/files/downloads/FACTSHEETS%201_Screen%20View%281%29.pdf
Jackman, L., Galloway, L., Kapasi, I., Stirzaker, R. and Mihut, A. (2021), Good option or only option? Poverty, disability, health and enterprise, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Vol. 27 No. 8, pp. 2079-2095. https://0-doi-org.aupac.lib.athabascau.ca/10.1108/IJEBR-10-2020-0681
Glanz, K. (2011). National Institutes of Health. Social and Behavioral Theories. obssr.od.nih.gov/sites/obssr/files/Social-and-Behavioral-Therories.pdf
Government of Manitoba (2022). Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy. https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/poverty-reduction/backgrounder.html#h2.4-h3.1-h4.2
Murray, S (2006). Poverty and Health. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 174 (7) 923. https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.060235
Altweck, L., Hahm, S., Muehlan, H., Gfesser, T., Ulke, C., Speerforck, S., Schomerus, G., Beutel, M. E., Brähler, E., & Schmidt, S. (2021). The interplay of gender, social context, and long-term unemployment effects on subjective health trajectories. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10324-8
Antonovsky, A. (1996). The salutogenic model as a theory to guide health promotion. Health Promotion International. Oxford University Press Vol.11, No.1. https://salutogenesi.org/images/PDF/The_salutogenic_model_as_a_theory_to_guide_health_promotion.pdf