Preventive Medicine

Preventive Medicine

Preventive medicine is a medical specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), which focuses on the health of individuals and communities. The goal of preventive medicine is to promote health and well-being and prevent disease, disability and death. Preventive medicine specialists are licensed medical doctors (MD) or doctors of osteopathy (DO) who possess expertise in a broad range of health care skills, including biostatistics, epidemiology, planning and evaluation of health services, management of health care organizations, research, and the practice of prevention in clinical settings. They apply their knowledge and skills in medicine, social, economic, and behavioral sciences to improve the health and quality of life of individuals, families, communities and populations through disease prevention and health promotion.

Preventive medicine specialities

Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Public health and general preventive medicine focuses on promoting health and preventing disease in individuals and communities. Practitioners combine skills and experience in clinical care and public health to support health systems transformation and build a healthcare system that is based on the prevention of disease, injury and death. Occupational Medicine Occupational medicine focuses on the physical and mental health of workers by seeking to improve the physical, structural and social conditions of the workplace. Aerospace Medicine Aerospace medicine focuses on the health, safety and performance of crewmembers and passengers of air and space vehicles, working closely with support personnel who assist in their operation.

The role of a preventive medicine specialist

Preventive medicine specialists focus on the health of communities, specific populations and individuals. Doctors in this specialty research, develop and implement ways to prevent disease, decrease disability and maintain health. Some typical duties may include teaching medical staff ways to reduce the spread of infection, directing public health programs and determining the causes of disease. They may also evaluate the effectiveness of treatments for various diseases. Doctors may provide information to the public or other medical professionals on potential health hazards and ways to reduce the risk.

Prevention

It is always said “prevention is better than cure.” This principle is undisputed. Preventive measures can be applied at any stage along the natural history of the disease with the goal of preventing further progression of the condition. Levels of the prevention are mainly categorized as primordial, primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. Over the years, the concept of prevention has undergone significant changes. Primordial prevention consists of actions to minimize future hazards to health and hence inhibits the establishment of factors which are known to increase the risk of disease. It addresses broad health determinants rather than preventing personal exposure to risk factors, which is the goal of primary prevention.

Dr Kedarnath dewangan MBBS, MD pulmonologist from medical college, Indore, M.P. Total Experience 8Years.

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