Integrated Behavioral Health - Prevention for Prevention

There are many programs aimed at preventing childhood obesity, in many countries, to reduce the number of cases of chronic diseases such as type-2 diabetes mellitus.

Preventing diseases is an important task for health professionals. It is also a personal challenge for each of us. However, it is not difficult to increase the rate of prevention; instead, it can be done through more effective training in health education in a variety of settings, with support from key stakeholders, particularly policy makers and primary care physicians.

The numbers of American adults who receive preventive services can be improved by both public and private health programs. The proportion of the adult population receiving each service can be increased.

Fewer than half (21%) of general practitioner patients thought that the most common treatments for prevention were effective. In a recent study, findings underscore the need for clinicians to discuss and identify the most common treatments and risks of common treatments for protection against disease.

There is a need for health education programmes in the community to raise awareness of the signs of breast cancer in women and cervical cancer in men.

The current knowledge of the pathogenic mechanisms of the disease suggests that a better understanding of the mechanisms that control the onset and progression of the disease would enable us to develop effective therapeutic strategies to prevent its onset. Prevention can be accomplished either at an individual level through lifestyle changes, or by providing appropriate preventive interventions by governmental and nongovernmental agencies. The challenge for the future is to identify the genetic and other factors that regulate the onset of the condition and devise effective strategies to alter them prior to symptom development.

Findings suggest improvements in most components of QoL among participants in both the BIHPV intervention group and controls. Both groups experienced improvements in mental and physical aspects of QoL after 12 months. Additionally, a significant improvement in mental QoL was seen in the intervention group, indicating additional benefit of BIHPV as a tool for improving mental wellbeing. The improvement in mental QoL was related to improvements in depressive symptoms.

These analyses imply that even a modest reduction in risk of developing Alzheimer's disease could have a substantial impact on the number of cases that would be diagnosed; we estimate that approximately 4,000 new cases of Alzheimer's disease would be prevented annually for each 10% reduction in familial transmission rate. Preventing familial Alzheimer disease appears to be a promising strategy for decreasing both the incidence and severity of Alzheimer's disease.

One [preventive technique] is to reduce the number of cigarette smoking [people] by offering them to stop. This is a common technique being explored [for] [Cancer prevention.] For those who [have already smoking] try to quit the habit. There is also a common technique in [cardiovascular medicine] called stopping at the early stage of heart disease. A patient’s lifestyle can be [improved] by stopping smoking, stopping from binge drinking, giving up junk food, and exercising more. For men who haven’t had an [attempt at stopping smoking].

The current evidence base is fragmented, and as a result, the evidence base will continue to evolve. As treatment options for depression and other anxiety disorders are improved, integrated behavioral health will continue to be one of the most effective practices for treating these conditions in the primary care setting.

Many adolescents believe that the average age to get vaccinations is six. In our cohort, it is actually 16. There may be an opportunity to reach out to teens earlier and to encourage vaccination. The CDC recommends both the measles and mumps and the HPV vaccines to be injected. These injections are at risk of anaphylaxis if not properly administered. To avoid such dangers, the CDC advises health workers to first perform an allergy evaluation and to administer an injection under direct observation by a trained medical professional. Vaccinations must be given in a medical setting and should not be done in the public at large outdoors with minimal protection. There is also a public awareness program for teens about vaccination. Vaccinations for teenagers will likely take the form of the HPV vaccine.