04/07/2024
Social Medicine: A Path to a Healthy Society •
The pendulum of life swings from birth to death. Sometimes we live a healthy life, and sometimes we suffer from diseases or health problems in our lifetime. In which genetics, environment, human behaviour, and the availability of health care services to the entire population in society play a significant role. All these elements affect the health of a person and a society at one level or another. However, the effects of these factors depend on the socio-economic and political context. Health problems, from which a person suffers, manifest physically, mentally, and socially. Modern diseases are a term to describe lifestyle diseases. Patients suffering from such diseases are suffering from more than one disease. Which has an impact on the development of patients, families, and that society. According to the World Health Organisation, there are three dimensions of human health: physical, social, and mental. is done It is important to understand why we are facing health problems. And how can we make our health better? Health should also be taken as a social problem. It is important for society to determine that treatment is available and accessible to all. Everyone deserves to get it without any social or economic discrimination. • To stay healthy, the social environment is also very important. “Social medicine” is a branch that developed as a result of the growing awareness of the social context of diseases. This is a central idea for modern health care: the solution to disease. Illness is seen and defined as a social phenomenon of culture. It is the study of man as a social creature in relation to his surroundings. This branch is built on the foundations of medicine and sociology. • "Social medicine" has a special role in solving public health problems. The domain of social medicine is generally used to diagnose and solve public health problems. Because “social medicine” emphasises the importance of social factors in the causes of disease, disability, and premature death, The goal of a doctor or any human being in general should not only be to postpone the death of a patient but to improve the quality of life of the patient." Patch Adams is a character in the movie Patch Adams