title: Good health: whose responsibility?
abstract: The individual responsibility ideology with respect to health is examined. First the concept of health is discussed, then the factors that determine health are analyzed and finally questions are raised regarding the impact of this ideology on health and the provision of health care services. Implications for social work are also considered.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D006262:Health; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D012306:Risk; D012931:Social Environment; D012947:Social Work