The three major types of prevention that improve the health of older people: primary prevention, practicing good health habits and getting vaccinated to prevent an illness; secondary prevention, engaging in particular health screenings to detect disease at an early,treatable stage; and tertiary prevention, properly caring for an already established disease to stay as well as possible, minimize its negative effects, and prevent complications.
The first and most difficult stage is acknowledging a health problem: accepting that something is not right in our lives. Even thoughwe admit we have a problem, we may not be willing to move to the next stage: deciding to makea change. If a goal is set, then the options for achieving that plan are explored. After a plan is selected and implemented, the next stage is assessing progress toward the goal.
Author: Amanda F. Ferrini, Rebecca Ferrini
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