Assignment:
Health Care Models Analysis
Directions: Develop a hypothetical case requiring the treatment of a patient (for example, the patient has a virus, an allergy, or a chronic condition). Using this case, explain the process in which each model (medical, holistic, epidemiological triangle, and social) would provide treatment (considering underlying causes, symptoms, as well as personal, social, economic, and environmental factors). If a model can be explained using a labeled graphic, then that is acceptable as well.
Hypothetical Case (basic details only):
Medical Model:
Holistic Health Model:
Epidemiological Triangle Model:
Social Model:
1. Delivering Health Care in America: A Systems Approach
Read Chapter in Delivering Health Care in America: A Systems Approach.
Leiyu Shi, DrPH, MBA, MPA, Douglas A. Singh, PhD, MBA
2. Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization and Delivery
Read Chapter in Health Care USA: Understanding Its Organization and delivery.
Harry A. Sultz DDS,MPH and Kristina M. Young MS