Question

What components of prevention and public health should be included in clinical education? List at least three and explain your choice.

Answer 1

The components of prevention and public health should included in clinical education are:

1. Foundations of public health

2. Clinical Preventive Services and Health Promotion

3. Clinical Practice and Population Health

4. Health Systems and Health Policy

The main component that should be included in the health education is component 2: clinical preventive services and Health promotion. This should include the following:

1. Screening
2. Counseling for Behavioral Change
3. Immunization
4. Preventive Medication
5. Other Preventive Interventions

Screening includes assessment of health risks, setting a criteria for successful screening like listing the effectiveness, benefits, harms, barriers, cost of the screening tests. Before screening a population informed consent should be obtained. There should be an efficient patient physician communication and patient should take place in the decision making. If there is any government policies for screening, it should be followed. The population should be counseled for behavioural changes. The approaches for this includes individual and group counseling skills training and motivational interviewing.

Approaches to vaccination includes pre and post exposure, boosters, techniques for administration, target population and should also include the government Policies. The preventive measures includes lifestyle changes luke diet, exercise, smoking cessation.