Question

Discussion - Preventative Care / Care of Women and Children

Healthy People 2010 - is a guide to promote preventative care. Review primary, secondary and tertiary prevention and relate this to women and children at risk in your community. Identify those risk factors that a prevention program could impact the health of the group you identify.

This video is the Healthy People 2020 initiative

Please research medical technological advances that may be unique to the care of women and children. Discuss how this technology will improve care to women and children. (ideas may be: genetic screening, public health initiatives, mammography, cervical screening, Fetal monitoring, Electronic medical records, telemedicine).

Which technological advances have been utilized in your local hospital? How has it impacted the care of women and children?

Answer 1

Preventive medicine can be described as primary, secondary and tertiary medicine. it is based on communoty program, It is focused on an environmental, economic, social, behavioral and cultural structure that causes illness risk. It can be prevented by primary, secondary, tertiary medicine.
Primary prevention:
Primary prevention for public health to change their lifestyle factors like childhood obesity prevention, childhood vaccination, practicing well-balanced diet, safety school practice, environmental hygiene, Women STD prevention, obesity, prevention, physical activity for avoiding high blood pressure, diabetes and chronic illness.
Secondary prevention:
Early screening to identify the disease before the onset of signs and symptoms for women, mammography, pap smear test for avoiding cancer and regular blood pressure testing, maternal test to prevent preterm risk, malnutrition, regular prenatal care, infertility counseling, and diagnosis.
Tertiary prevention:  
Managing the disease progression to prevent further complications by rehabilitation and screening.
Risk factors associated with prevention programs that impact the care for women and children are racial and ethnic disparities, low-income background, poor education, unemployment, lack of social support, inadequate resources to meet people needs, lack of health insurance coverage, large family structure.