What Is Health Promotion?
Health promotion and disease prevention is a combination of activities designed to improve personal and public health through a combination of strategies, including:
- Behavioral change strategies
- Health education
- Health protection measures
- Risk factor detection
- Health enhancement
- Health maintenance
Health promotion is a very diverse field that applies to many areas and is absolutely essential in helping to control and prevent chronic diseases and communicable diseases. At OCCHD, the Health Promotion Department currently focuses on three main programs: