- “Health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.”
- Health promotion goes above and beyond health care: it means acting before the disease through prevention and health promotion.
- Health is not just the absence of disease; It refers to a holistic vision—global health
* According to the WHO and the 1986 Ottawa Charter
Prevention
Prevention consists of measures aiming to:
- Prevent the onset of the disease, such as fighting the risk factors
- Stop its progress and reduce its consequences.
- According to the WHO, there are three prevention levels:
- Primary prevention: Aims to prevent the onset of a disease
- Secondary prevention: Aims to stop or delay the progress of a disease and its effects through early screening and appropriate treatment
- Tertiary prevention: Reduce the risk of relapse and chronicity through effective rehabilitation, for example.
Prevention and health promotion in a hospital environment
In a hospital environment, prevention and health promotion strategies include concrete actions associated with:
- The information pertaining to the health condition and betterment
- Empowering the patient to play an active role in his or her health
- A healthy environment for patients, families and CHUSJ employees
Prevention and promotion at CHU Sainte-Justine
To:
- Better meet patients’ needs
- Help reduce the occurrence of chronic diseases
- Improve the quality of care and services
- Facilitate the development of a healthy environment
- Facilitate the acquisition of healthy lifestyles
- Improve the satisfaction of patients, their families and employees
- Improve staff wellbeing
- Contribute to the organizational performance