Be healthful and careful ...

In the series of posts about the book:

Review: i Fundamentals of Person-Centred Healthcare Practice 

- the word/concept of 'healthful' stood out (Introduction, chapter 4 pp.33-40). Revisiting this I noticed there aren't any entries in the index, or I've missed them. 

Healthful stands out in the context of Hodges' model with:

• health
• illness
• disease
• strength
• disability
• ability
• ... [blog's tag list]

- and thinking about care, careful, carefulness. 

 

As included in the posts, chapter 17 concerns the socio-political context in person-centred practice. The index is very good, comprehensive but the social determinants of health or the sustainable development goals are not discussed even in a cursory manner. This is why I believe the 'political' is a default care domain.

 

 

Another book (I bought) by The Care Coalition 'The Care Manifesto' in their introduction and having just begun to read, central to their argument is the fact that at present (nationally and internationally) carelessness reigns. They write:

"What, we now ask, would 

happen if we were to begin 

instead to put care at the 

very centre of life?" p.5

Yes, what would happen?

 

 

 

The Care Coalition (2020) The Care Manifesto, The Politics of Interdependence, Verso