HSC 4201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Health Education, Health Promotion, Testicular Cancer
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Structure of the hc system of the us is unique in the world: spectrum of health care delivery and describe various types of health care providers and the facilities in which health care is delivered. Spectrum of health care delivery refers to the various types of care. Within this spectrum, four levels of practice have emerged: population-based public health practice, medical practice, long-term practice, end-of-life practice. Public health practice incorporates interventions aimed at disease prevention and health promotion, specific protection, and a good share of case findings. Primary component is education: health education not only provides such information but also attempts to empower and motivate people to put this information to use by discontinuing unhealthy behaviors and adopting healthy ones. Much of public health practice takes place in governmental health agencies, it also takes place in a variety of other settings: voluntary health agencies, social service agencies, schools, businesses.
