(1) Medical (medical intervention)
(2) Behavioural (lifestyle)
(3) Socioenvironmental (social status)
(1) Income and Social Status
(2) Social Support Networks (relationships)
(3) Education and Literacy
(4) Employment and Working Conditions
(5) Physical Environment
(6) Biology and Genetic Makeup
(7) Personal Health Practices and Coping Skills
(8) Healthy Child Development
(9) Health Services
(10) Gender
(11) Culture
(12) Social Environment (exclusion, disability)
Argues that any one factor is not sufficient; it is the interplay between people’s genetic makeup(biology), mental health and behavior (psychology), and social and cultural context that determine the course of their health-related outcomes. Health promotion must address all three factors.
(1) Primary Prevention - protection against disease
(2) Secondary Prevention - early detection
(3) Tertiary Prevention - minimizing disability