From the care of the sick, healthcare is moving towards prevention and promotion of health of individual and community. Providing conducive condition for achieving normal health is the duty of state and society. In fact, the deepest urge of humanity is to be healthy. Health is one of the essentials of life without which nothing can be achieved.
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Prevention is the deterring of the development of a disease, or stopping the progression of a disease that has already begun. The separation of the roles of public health and medicine in the spectrum of disease prevention and treatment creates a lack of coordination in preventive care. For example, those in public health may view populations as all residents in a geographic area, whereas clinicians may view populations as only those that they have delivered care to, which blurs the line between the risk for disease and the disease itself, as well as between prevention and treatment.
Preventative care is advocated as part of a population health approach and includes both clinical preventative services and screening tests. Identifying and preventing potential problems downstream is one strategy for controlling utilization and improving health outcomes.
Another form of primary prevention is to enhance resistance to exposure of disease through vaccinations (e.g., influenza and pneumonia vaccines, along with childhood vaccines).
Examples include the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Care (CTFPC) which are independent groups of experts that seek to make recommendations on preventive care, including screenings, based on available evidence. Examples of relevant references include the CTFPC's Red Book which includes recommendations for screening and prevention throughout the lifespan. A recent campaign called Choosing Wisely has a number of excellent resources including a Starter Kit and a searchable site with lists of commonly used tests where there is insufficient evidence to warrant their use and/or they could cause unnecessary harm to patients.