Primary health care is about preventing illness or disability. This would include Well Women's Clinics, child immunisation programs, malaria prevention and that sort of thing.
Secondary health care is where a patient is ill and is treated, usually by nurses and doctors. Treatment of Diabetes, high blood pressure, bronchitis and minor fractures are some examples of secondary health care.
Tertiary health care is where things have gone wrong and long term care and rehabilitation programs are used, for instance if someone had a double amputation, they would need artificial limbs and physiotherapy and possibly adaptations to the home.
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1. Conduct self-examinations 2. Get genetic testing 3. Ask for preventive screenings
1. Conduct self-examinations 2. Get genetic testing 3. Ask for preventive screenings
Preventiveteriaty
A situation that requires primary and preventive care would be if you went in to get a physical done
Care to stop an illness happening.
According to the Affordable Care Act, any preventive care is covered free of charge. Preventive care includes wellness visits and vaccinations.
The main difference between traditional and preventive approaches to health care is that traditional health care is reactive while preventive health care is proactive. This means that traditional approaches treat problems once they have arisen, such as diseases, while preventive approaches seek to avoid having problems arise.
1 deliberately thinking thoughts that feel good 2 ignoring as much as possible anything that doesnt 3 if there is anything that cant be ignored then treat it as little as possible & only as inspired
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Ray W. Jackson has written: 'Issues in preventive health care' -- subject(s): Medical care, Preventive health services