Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

All of the facilities, people, and functions directed toward promoting, maintaining, and restoring health. A system designed to take responsibility only for the care of those who seek it out. It responds to the needs of individual patients who present themselves with illness or injury. An organization that manages and provides treatments and preventive services…

The confusion and inconsistencies associated with a haphazard health care system.  

The planned process which includes procedures and techniques for the maintenance of health, health care dilemma. The general treatment of people with medical disorders, especially the use of measures to stop a disease from occurring. Services of health care professionals and their agents which are addressed at: (1) health promotion; (2) prevention of illness and…

Concerned with the development of a theory and a science of health behavior change. There are three phases that lead to a health action: (a) individual perception, (b) modifying factors, and (c) the likelihood of action. Individual apperception: an element or phase of the which includes the person’s subjective risk of contracting a disease. Perception…

A health-related statement or sense, declared or implied intellectually or emotionally, and accepted as being true by a person or group, sometimes referred to as the conventional wisdom, health belief model.  

The predisposition to behave in a particular way regarding health matters. They are characterized by health beliefs or feelings.  

A written evaluation of available data and information on the release of hazardous substances into the environment in a specific geographic area. The evaluation is used to assess any pertinent current or future impact on public health.  

A component of the health program comprised of medical, dental, and psychological services. It provides for the treatment and intervention programs as well as educational functions within the health education program health services; school health services.  

A competent professionally prepared person, associated with appropriate professional associations, who is skilled to counsel and/or treat a person.