PSYC 328 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: Osteoporosis, Global Warming, Drug Resistance
11 Mar 2013
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Focus on those at risk: medical research increasingly identifies genetic/behavioural risk-factors for chronic illness, studies of people at risk are useful in identifying additional risk factors for various chronic disorders. Interventions at individual/public level can be designed to help at risk people. One reason = cost: chronic diseases expensive to treat, ex: ra or osteoa have low mortality impact, but major impact on functioning. Diabetes lifestyle change can have big impact on health care cost: bc provincial health officer: projected cost of health care for people with diabetes declined as a result of lifestyle changes; potential savings = ~100-200 million/year. Implemented actnow bc: program designed to increase healthy lifestyles: addressed: physical activity, healthy eating, healthy schools, healthy workplaces, healthy community, healthy pregnancies, tobacco control to reduce risk factors for chronic disease. Integrate public health promotion with individual level interventions a priority now.
