Health Promotion

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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.

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