Health promotion and disease prevention in the elderly. Comparison of house staff and attending physician attitudes and practices

1990 ◽  
Vol 150 (2) ◽  
pp. 389-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Black
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Physician Attitudes ◽  
House Staff ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Attending Physician

Preventieve gezondheidszorg: principes, gezondheidsdoelstellingen en toekomstige uitdagingen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. LERUT ◽  
D. WILDEMEERSCH ◽  
I. DE SCHUTTER
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Health Gain ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
Preventive Healthcare ◽  
Healthy Environment ◽  
The Past ◽  
Premature Deaths

Preventive healthcare: principles, health goals and future challenges Preventive healthcare is an interesting and strong evolving domain of public healthcare (PHC). Nowadays, PHC is an interplay of 3 elements: health protection, disease prevention and health promotion. During the past 2 centuries most health gain was realized through environmental health protective measures such as the closure of cesspools and access to potable water, and through disease prevention thanks to the increasing knowledge on hygiene, microbiology and the development of vaccines. However, with declining premature deaths due to infectious diseases the disease pattern in the population changed. With increasing age, the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD’s) and multimorbidity has risen importantly. Nowadays, NCD’s are the major causes of preventable death and have an important impact on the quality of life, especially in the elderly. As most of these NCD’s are known to be preventable through a healthy lifestyle in a healthy environment, health promotion has gained attention and has become an increasing important element of preventive healthcare during the past 2 decennia. This article addresses the challenges, organization and leading principles of the PHC in Flanders and provides insights in the opportunities recent evolutions in PHC may hold to strengthen people’s general health.

Encouraging Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Minority Communities Using Communication and Technology

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shava Cureton ◽  
LaShawn Hoffman ◽  
David Collins ◽  
Lisa M. Goodin ◽  
Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Minority Communities ◽  
Communication And Technology

The Development of Community Networks Affecting Health Promotion of the Elderly and Incorporating Local Wisdom at Ban Ton Tan Community, Saraburi, Thailand

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payao Phongsakchat ◽  
Pudsadee Korjedee ◽  
Jiraporn Cheanchum ◽  
Prapas Tana ◽  
Siritorn Yingrengreung
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Networks
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