Mechanistic Health Care Essay

When it comes to healthcare in America it is centered on the mechanistic view of health. The mechanistic view sees the body as compartments working separately from each other. Whenever disease occur they treat it by utilizing medication and/or surgery. If a person is not feeling well their initial instinct is to go to a mechanistic doctor. Even the healthcare policy is based on the mechanistic view of health and healthcare. The majority of health issue in America is due to lifestyle choices. Many of these issues can be resolved by a vitalistic approach to health. The vitalistic approach sees the body as a unit working together to maintain function. The body possess an innate intelligence to selfheal and whenever disease occur there is an interference in this innate intelligence. This interference can be resolved by chiropractors. There are times however when conventional medicine will be necessary but people should have the opportunity to benefit from holistic care.
I would change the current view on healthcare by making people aware of the options
In the Affordable Care Act there was an emphasis on preventative care and wellness; they plan to establish a Prevention and Public Health Fund to provide grants to states for prevention activity which they defined as “disease screenings and immunization”. This goes back to my point of the lack of education on healthcare, because if they knew what the definition of wellness was they would promote the use of vitalistic care to improve wellness and preventative care. Also, the ACA promotes the mechanistic healthcare workforce. They provide students with scholarships and loan programs, and support training programs for healthcare workers. The promotion of the vitalistic workforce can lead to a greater spread of education and of benefits to the nation and thus allow a healthier and better moving