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Concepts associated with health from the perspective of sustainable development
Ríos-Osorio, Leonardo Alberto; Salas-Zapata, Walter Alfredto; Ortiz-Lobato, Manuel.
  • Ríos-Osorio, Leonardo Alberto; University of Antioquia. School of Microbiology. Medellín. CO
  • Salas-Zapata, Walter Alfredto; University of Antioquia. School of Microbiology. Medellín. CO
  • Ortiz-Lobato, Manuel; Polytechnic University of Valencia. College of Agricultural Engineering. Paterna. ES
Saúde Soc ; 21(3): 735-746, jul.-set. 2012.
Artículo en Inglés | LILACS | ID: lil-654494
RESUMEN
The concept of health is a social construction defined by the historical-cultural contexts of societies. At the moment, this context is characterized by global challenges such as climate change, energy crisis, the north-south divide, and poverty, among others. In view of these challenges, sustainable development has emerged as a proposal to cope with these drawbacks of the Western development model. In this sense, it is plausible to suppose, in accordance with a new global scenario of sustainable development, that a new conception of health is also emerging. For that reason, this paper aims at identifying this renewed concept of health, together with related concepts which are mentioned in the official documents on sustainable development originated in the world summits. Despite the fact that the concepts of health and sustainable development have been understood as being equivalent, none of the aforementioned official documents has provided societies with an explicit concept of health. It was verified that the concept of health has been associated with that of need satisfaction and preservation of ecosystems, whereas the construct of illness is associated with the concepts of poverty and high consumption levels. Finally, it is concluded that health is an intermediate goal of sustainable development and not an end in itself.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Pobreza / Bienestar Social / Salud / Ecosistema / Desarrollo Sostenible Tipo de estudio: Estudio pronóstico / Factores de riesgo Límite: Humanos Idioma: Inglés Revista: Saúde Soc Asunto de la revista: Salud Pública Año: 2012 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Colombia / España Institución/País de afiliación: Polytechnic University of Valencia/ES / University of Antioquia/CO

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: LILACS (Américas) Asunto principal: Pobreza / Bienestar Social / Salud / Ecosistema / Desarrollo Sostenible Tipo de estudio: Estudio pronóstico / Factores de riesgo Límite: Humanos Idioma: Inglés Revista: Saúde Soc Asunto de la revista: Salud Pública Año: 2012 Tipo del documento: Artículo País de afiliación: Colombia / España Institución/País de afiliación: Polytechnic University of Valencia/ES / University of Antioquia/CO