Health Promotion and Policy

Running Head: HEALTH PROMOTION AND POLICY
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HEALTH PROMOTION AND POLICY 2
Health promotion and disease prevention is the process of enabling people to increase
control over so that they can be able to improve their health. Health promotion and disease
prevention involve doing activities which can be used to prevent infections and to enhance
individuals and community health. Health promotion and disease prevention offer solutions to
several health challenges which are facing society like obesity and diabetes (Head, Noar,
Iannarino & Harrington, 2013). Health promotion is based on a holistic view of health; this is
because it uses participatory approaches to address health issues. Some of the health issues
which are discussed include social, behavioral, environmental and economic situation which are
termed to be the source of poor health in most communities and nations. Health promotion and
disease prevention to build strengths and it uses several strategies to promote the health and
wellbeing of individuals and the community at large. Health promotion and disease prevention
strategies should be created at the primary prevention level to improve health at every phase of
life.
Health promotion and disease prevention apply some strategies to be able to address
health issues appropriately. Health communication is the first strategy which involves the use of
written and verbal strategies to empower populations and individuals on some of the techniques
which they can apply to improve their health. Through health communication, individuals are
taught on how they can handle various infection and some of the diets which they should avoid
or include in their food so that they can be in good health. Health education is another strategy
for implementing health promotion and disease prevention programs. Health education involves
healthcare professionals teaching the society about health experiences topics (Lewis, 2015). This
can be done in lectures where students are taught in class about health by healthcare