Evolution of the Model of Health and the C3 Health Model
The C3 health model anticipates the evolution of healthcare to include a broader definition of health and a more integral approach to healthcare. It anticipates a time where traditional medical services, i.e, hospitals and physicians become a pillar in a healthcare structure that also directly involves a person’s social and economic context.
It defines a person’s health as a combination of biological health, social wellbeing and economic sufficiency. Being healthy is not just a matter of disease management, but is an outcome from a combination of factors labeled : The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
The C3 health model brings medicine, sociology and economics together under the rubric of healthcare. The model anticipates a need for information technology at the core of this process to manage the ever increasing complexity of issues that define a person’s health.
The social determinants of health are the underlying fabric of the holistic reality of personal healthcare and are fast becoming recognized as integral elements to personal health and the health of a community. The one stop concepts discussed above are a recognition of this more holistic approach to social services.
The following quote from “The Solid Facts” published by the World Health Organization sets the stage for the importance of the social determinants of health and underscore the need to move away from a purely biological model of healthcare.
Even in the most affluent countries, people who are less well off have substantially shorter life expectancies and more illnesses than the rich. Not only are these differences in health an important social injustice, they have also drawn scientific attention to some of the most powerful determinants of health standards in modern societies. They have led in particular to a growing understanding of the remarkable sensitivity of health to the social environment and to what have become known as the social determinants of health.[1]
[1]Social determinants of health: the solid facts. 2nd edition / edited by
Richard Wilkinson and Michael Marmot.
It defines a person’s health as a combination of biological health, social wellbeing and economic sufficiency. Being healthy is not just a matter of disease management, but is an outcome from a combination of factors labeled : The Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
The C3 health model brings medicine, sociology and economics together under the rubric of healthcare. The model anticipates a need for information technology at the core of this process to manage the ever increasing complexity of issues that define a person’s health.
The social determinants of health are the underlying fabric of the holistic reality of personal healthcare and are fast becoming recognized as integral elements to personal health and the health of a community. The one stop concepts discussed above are a recognition of this more holistic approach to social services.
The following quote from “The Solid Facts” published by the World Health Organization sets the stage for the importance of the social determinants of health and underscore the need to move away from a purely biological model of healthcare.
Even in the most affluent countries, people who are less well off have substantially shorter life expectancies and more illnesses than the rich. Not only are these differences in health an important social injustice, they have also drawn scientific attention to some of the most powerful determinants of health standards in modern societies. They have led in particular to a growing understanding of the remarkable sensitivity of health to the social environment and to what have become known as the social determinants of health.[1]
[1]Social determinants of health: the solid facts. 2nd edition / edited by
Richard Wilkinson and Michael Marmot.
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