scholarly journals Disease prevention and health promotion programs: benefits, implementation, quality assurance and open questions—a summary of the evidence

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Kliche ◽  
Martina Plaumann ◽  
Guido Nöcker ◽  
Svenja Dubben ◽  
Ulla Walter
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Implementation Quality ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Prevention And Health Promotion

Integrating the Ecological Approach in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Programs for Older Adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Richard ◽  
Lise Gauvin ◽  
Francine Ducharme ◽  
Marie-Eve Leblanc ◽  
Maryse Trudel
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Ecological Approach ◽  
Health Promotion Programs ◽  
Prevention And Health Promotion

Health services for health promotion and disease prevention

2020 ◽  
pp. 158-171
Author(s):  
Jenifer Smith ◽  
James Mapstone
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
The Public ◽  
Health Service Providers ◽  
Prevention And Health Promotion ◽  
Prevention Programmes ◽  
Definition Of

The importance of social and environmental factors in determining the health status of a population provides the context for the role of health services in health promotion and disease prevention. Health service providers play important roles as advocates, leaders, and partners in disease prevention and health promotion strategies. The initial sections of this chapter discuss the definition of prevention, levels of prevention, and the place of population-wide and high-risk approaches. It then discusses some of the public health skills that are required in prevention programmes, including assessing needs and priorities, evidence of effectiveness, the role of behavioural and implementation sciences, and the importance of evaluation. The chapter illustrates these principles using examples from communicable and non-communicable disease control.

Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D Hurd ◽  
Justinne Guyton ◽  
Ardis Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Consumer Health ◽  
Prevention And Health Promotion ◽  
Lack Of Exercise ◽  
Long Term Impact

Changing human behavior is challenging; however, having a long-term impact on the improved health of a population is a compelling reason for an increased public health commitment by individuals in pharmacy. Any of the activities that individuals and populations pursue have a direct effect on their health, from drinking clean water to breathing fresh air. Health behaviors mitigate or exacerbate chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and stroke, and human behaviors can affect the resurgence of infectious diseases (and the emergence of new infectious diseases). Other behavioral factors, such as tobacco use, poor diet, lack of exercise, alcohol consumption, at-risk sexual behaviors, and avoidable injuries, contribute prominently to increased morbidity and mortality. This chapter addresses basic public health principles of disease prevention and health promotion, looking at consumer health education, health literacy, social media, and program design and evaluation.

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