AGES HEALTH n Le Thi Kim Thoa MD

AGES HEALTH n Le Thi Kim Thoa MD, MPH n Faculty of Public Health n Ha Noi Medical University, Vietnam

AGES HEALTH n Introduction n Stages of life course n Dimension on Health n Concepts of Prevention n Concepts of Intervention

Stages of life course n Child health (under 5 years of old) n School health (5 – 9 years of old) n Adolescent health (10 -19 years of old) n Adult health (20 – 60 years of old) n Ageing health (> 60 years of old)

Dimension on Health n Trends of population n Trends of life expectancy n Trends of mortality n Trends of morbility n Trends of disability. n Trends of risk factors

Levels of Prevention n Primary prevention n n Primordial prevention Population (mass)strategy High risk strategy Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention

Modes of Intervention n Health promotion n Health protection n Early diagnosis and treatment n Disability limitation n Rehabilitation

Health promotion n Health promotion as Intervention n n Build healthy public policy Create supportive environment Strengthen community action Develop personal skills Re-orient health services

Health education n n Environmemt Education Nutrition Education Lifestyle and behavior change Law Education Health Education in health programmes at different levels

Health protection n Environmental modifications