Interactions - May/June 2010

FORUM On MODELIng

Goals Health: Complete physical, mental, and social well-being*

Goals Means / Eliminate or minimize
acute diseases and infirmities
Manage chronic conditions;
avoid or slow deterioration
leading to acute problems
Self-management
supported by HCPs,
family, friends, and peers
Other means, such as:
Employer practices
Social policies
Providing essentials:
clean air + water
food + shelter
education + stability
-
-
-

Means Medicine and other therapies
administered by HCPs
with patients’ consent;
patients have little say
in means
Medicine and other therapies
prescribed by physicians
and administered by patients,
who may have other priorities
or may reject means
People actively involved in their own:
Monitoring...
Goal-setting...
Experimenting...
Understanding...
Reflecting...

*Definition from WHO constitution

• Figure 3. Health is more than eliminating or managing disease; and its requirements extend beyond traditional healthcare.

Goals
Quality of everyday living

Goals Means /
Health:
Complete physical, mental, and social well-being*

Other goals / means, such as: Love of family + friends Work valued by self + others Physical + financial security Participating in society Fun + joy - - - - -

Goals Means /
Eliminate or minimize
acute diseases and infirmities
Manage chronic conditions;
avoid or slow deterioration
leading to acute problems
Self-management
supported by HCPs,
family, friends, and peers
Other means, such as:
Employer practices
Social policies
Providing essentials:
clean air + water
food + shelter
education + stability
-
-
-
Means Medicine and other therapies
administered by HCPs
with patients’ consent;
patients have little say
in means
Medicine and other therapies
prescribed by physicians
and administered by patients,
who may have other priorities
or may reject means
People actively involved in their own:
Monitoring...
Goal-setting...
Experimenting...
Understanding...
Reflecting...