Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
Health promotion enables people and communities to improve control over determinants of health; prevention seeks to avoid disease, detect selected conditions earlier and reduce complications.
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Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
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Health promotion enables people and communities to improve control over determinants of health; prevention seeks to avoid disease, detect selected conditions earlier and reduce complications.
Effective action combines education with supportive clinical encounters, accessible services, safer environments, informed choices and public policies. The approach is tailored to individual needs and population inequities.
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| Prevention levels | Primordial → primary → secondary → tertiary; quaternary prevention avoids unnecessary harm |
| Brief counseling | Permission → explore → advise → agree action → check understanding → follow up |
| Behavior change | Readiness, self-efficacy, achievable goals, self-monitoring and relapse planning |
| Program cycle | Needs assessment → planning → implementation → monitoring → evaluation |
| Outcome logic | Reach and engagement are process indicators; behavior and health changes are outcomes |
| Equity lens | Assess who can access, use, benefit from or be harmed by an intervention |
Core references
- Consolidated Textbook and Reference Resources
- World Health Organization. Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion (1986).
- World Health Organization. Health Promotion Glossary of Terms (2021).
- World Health Organization. WHO Guidelines on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour (2020).
- Naidoo J, Wills J. Foundations for Health Promotion. Elsevier.
- Glanz K, Rimer BK, Viswanath K, editors. Health Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice. Jossey-Bass.
- World Health Organization: health literacy, oral health, immunization and health equity topic resources.
- For screening, vaccination, medicine safety and referral decisions, use current local clinical policies and relevant professional guidelines.
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