PHC 4942 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate, Palliative Care, Childrens Hospital
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Chapter 2: preventive healthcare through the lifespan feelings: began in 1990 in harlem, ny, goal was to eliminate health barriers, financial, communication, health care system issues, fear, distrust, and emotional barriers. Initiating behavior changes: smoking cessation, weight reduction, preventive check-ups, eye exams, dental exams, environmental changes, sidewalks. Includes: medical tests, fasting glucose blood tests diabetes, screening procedures colonoscopy, tertiary prevention control sever symptoms, prevent further complications. Individuals with noticeable symptoms: goal, slow progression, prevent further damage, reduce pain, rehabilitate, weight loss smoking cessation. Investigate the health problem and determine possible risks and hazards within the community: policy development. Services: health protection agency of the us, mission to keep us safe from health, safety, and security threats, works with international partners to: Investigate and stop transmission of deadly disease outbreaks: respond with emergency health threats, protect the us food supply, collect critical data to develop prevention strategies against chronic. Inpatient and outpatient services: long-term acute care hospitals.
