Knowledge Check!

During our last lecture we had Professor Flick present about health promotion, health literacy, and prevention. She was very engaging in our session and we learned many things about current health topics. One of the first things I learned was the IHI Triple Aim. This is an objective to improve healthcare quality and satisfaction for individuals. The three focuses in this aim are population health, experience of care, and lowering per capita cost. This aim also helps broaden reach of health and and wellness for all individuals!
    Another topic that I learned was about the social determinants of health. Some of these are education, food, income, shelter, and many more. I enjoyed the dialogue we had in class about some of these determinants and how if one of them were to change then it could totally change the trajectory of the person's life. Take education for example, if someone had access to a good education and was able to get a decent paying job after graduation, then the person's life would change and they  could change the next generation's lives. I think this is a paradigm that we should all take a more serious look at.
    Lastly, I also learned about the different levels of disease prevention and interventions. The levels are primary, secondary, and tertiary. Professor Flick explained in great detail the differences between the three levels. I believe there is a large push for Primary prevention in the United States today. If there are preventative methods you can take to prevent the disease from ever occurring this would drastically change our current healthcare system. I believe maintenance and improving quality of life for individuals is incredibly important; however, if primary prevention is available it should be number one.