Health education and prevention in the Family Medicine consultation (I)

Authors

  • Alberto Pinto Hespanhol Professor Convidado Associado com Agregação/Assistente Graduado de Clínica Geral. Departamento Clínica Geral da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto. Centro Saúde São João da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto
  • Luciana Couto Professora Convidada Auxiliar/Assistente Graduada de Clínica Geral. Departamento Clínica Geral da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto. Unidade Saúde Familiar das Camélias
  • Carlos Martins Assistente de Clínica Geral. Departamento Clínica Geral da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto. Centro Saúde São João da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto
  • Manuel Viana Assistente Graduado de Clínica Geral. Departamento Clínica Geral da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto. Centro Saúde São João da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v25i2.10612

Keywords:

Preventive Medicine, Health Promotion, Health Education, Prevention, Evidence Based Medicine

Abstract

In this article the term preventive medicine should be understood as a synonym of health promotion, which according to Ottawa Charter (OMS, 1986) consists of the process that aims to create conditions so that people increase its capacity to control the determinative factors of health, towards its improvement. Health education and prevention are components of health promotion. Based on the principles of preventive medicine, we discuss some aspects related to the Consultation of Family Medicine: evidence based medicine and preventive medicine.

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Published

2009-03-01

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 2 (2009): Revista Portuguesa de Clínica Geral

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How to Cite

Health education and prevention in the Family Medicine consultation (I). (2009). Portuguese Journal of Family Medicine and General Practice, 25(2), 236-41. https://doi.org/10.32385/rpmgf.v25i2.10612

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