Health Promotion

One big take away I got from listening to professor Flick was the vision change for healthy people from 2020 to 2030.  The focus for the new 2030 vision puts an emphasis on health and well being across the lifespan instead of where people are at a certain point in their life. By putting the focus on health starting at birth, preventative measures can be put in place to improve the quality of life for people.  Screening for things before they happen is another way this can be implemented in this vision statement.

A big key in health promotion is prevention.  Prevention is the absolute best way to improve health among any population.  There are three types of interventions that aim to reduce health risks.  The first is primary which prevents injury or disease before it occurs.  The second is secondary when the injury/disease has already occurred, but it is detected early to keep it from getting worse. The final one is called tertiary which is where you work to improve the quality of life for someone who has a chronic illness or injury.