Salutogenesis & Pathogenesis
Pathogenesis – focuses on disease
Salutogenesis – focuses on factors that support human health
In my opinion, both are important to learn about and devote time to
In fact, learning about diseases can help us tailor our Salutogenic approach, by prioritizing which areas are best to focus on.
However, what I see (and perhaps this is my bias), is that the mainstream narrative in healthcare and the media does a terrible job in putting forward the Salutogenesis approach.
How often do we hear about what is critical in supporting a healthy body and immune system versus what we can do for a particular disease?
Wouldn’t it be better to build health so that we are less susceptible to any and all diseases and infections?
But, perhaps that’s just a leading question