RELEVANCE OF SALUTOGENIC MODEL IN CONTEMPORARY HEALTH

Dr. Sahil Nayan Rajnish, Dr. Dewesh Kumar, Dr. Vidya Sagar, Dr. Tanya Tanu*

ABSTRACT

The Salutogenic Model focuses on Health rather than disease. It has a promotive aspect over the modern-day, predominantly curative aspect of medicine. Even though with newer technological and scientific advancements, we have been able to eradicate and eliminate a few infectious diseases, an epidemiological transition is occurring and newer non-communicable diseases are on the rise. Shifting our focus from treating the disease to preventing is the need of our and that is what Salutogenesis talks about. Salutogenic model is one of the most powerful theories that paves the way towards strengthening the theory of health promotion globally. “Salutogenesis” has been coined using the amalgamation of two words, “Salus” and “Genesis.” The word Salus is a Latin word which means health and the genesis is a Greek word which means origin. The term describes an approach to focus on factors that supports human health and well-being, rather than pivoting around the factors that cause disease which is called pathogenesis.

Keywords: Salutogenesis, Health Promotion, Salutogenic Model, Preventive Medicine.