Health
The Biomedical Model
Students can read through the following article on the biomedical model before creating a poster which represents the model via a series of relevant images:
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the Biomedical Model?
Discussions after reading this material can consider how this leads a patient to potentially be rather passive in taking responsibility for their own healthcare and how this could be overcome. They can then consider whether the biomedical model of health addresses the definition of health provided by the WHO above.
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