Philosophy of Health Paper

My philosophy of health mainly revolves around the concept of giving people help who

need it from me. I think that health is a very complex concept because there are so many

different factors that contribute to a person’s health. Something else that I have come to

understand about health is that it is relative based on the person and it means something different

for different people. For me, I always tend to focus on physical and mental health above other

aspects of my life. I feel as if the focus on any philosophy of health should focus and revolve

around the people in any population who are not in some way healthy.

The first main point about my philosophy of health is that what someone deems as

“looking healthy” does not necessarily mean healthy. More specifically, just because someone

looks a certain way does not mean that there is not something else happening below the surface. I

think in many ways, the prevention side health care, such as screenings and pre-testing, is just as

important as treating things after they have been diagnosed. Growing up in the modern world

where instant gratification is all we know, fast fixes for things fosters an unhealthy relationship

with health. Many younger people tend to not seek healthcare until something is already wrong. I

think that this is something that could be improved by advocating for prevention in more modern

ways than we are and also making preventative health care more widely available for people who

don’t necessarily have access to it.

While prevention is so important in health care, another aspect that is just as important, if

not more, is implementing health care in new ways. Once a working system is in place it can

help so many people. This is why it is so important to maintain the systems that we have today

and also advocate for them in places where they may not be known. This is something I am
passionate about and something that many of my career goals revolve around. New ways to

implement health care and deliver help to people in different types of situations is so important to

my philosophy of health too.

Another interesting factor on my person philosophy of health concerns the concept of

public health. I like the idea that change can occur when a whole community is working towards

a goal and have always been so inspired by the idea of people helping other people for the better

public health of the community. I like learning about how we can improve things like

infrastructure, education, and the environment can affect health. Because there is so much that

we can’t control that affects our health, I think it is so important that we do address and value

what we can control.

When push comes to shove with health care, I believe all people should have access to

the most basic types of care with 100% certainty. There are so many types of illnesses and injury

and to try and stop them is so important to me. Another huge part of my philosophy of health is

trying to find the best balance regarding the best interests between a singular person and the

whole public. Not only would I like to preserve the health of the public, but I would also like to

improve upon the health of the public.