Health Promotion

Health Promotion is a process that enables people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions.

Definition[edit | edit source]

The World Health Organization (WHO), defines Health Promotion as "the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions."

Strategies and Approaches[edit | edit source]

Health Promotion uses strategies and approaches such as Health Education, Health Policy, Environmental Changes, and Community Development to achieve its goals.

Health Education[edit | edit source]

Health Education is a key strategy in Health Promotion. It involves providing information and teaching individuals and communities about health topics.

Health Policy[edit | edit source]

Health Policy includes laws, regulations, and policies that affect health at all levels of government.

Environmental Changes[edit | edit source]

Environmental Changes involve altering the physical and social environment to make healthy choices easier.

Community Development[edit | edit source]

Community Development involves working with communities to identify health issues, develop solutions, and implement them.

Importance of Health Promotion[edit | edit source]

Health Promotion is important because it aims to prevent diseases and conditions, improve health, and enhance quality of life. It also helps to reduce health disparities and improve health equity.

References[edit | edit source]

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