For hundreds of years, mankind has had a negative perception of health. That is, looking from the state of being sick to trying to do something that will make us heal. Escape from death from disease or illness.
We exhaust and devote enormous resources to ideas from a negative state. To be in a positive state until today, I want a healthy society around the world to do something to have equality (Equity) without too much difference. (Undisparity) in health matters which has an alternative direction It's about looking at things that are positive. Then make it even more positive. That is using Lifestyle Medicine, which I introduced in the previous episode.
lifestyle medicine It refers to "the way of living and working in the lives of individuals, groups, and society, as reflected in the expression of attitudes, values, and normal actions" (according to https://en.wiktionary.org /wiki/lifestyle. January24,20190)
Lifestyle Medicine is a medical concept that emphasizes prevention and treatment of disease from a Positive Health-oriented Approach by emphasizing the importance of modifying a person's health behavior and lifestyle. For better health and quality of life in every component (Compliments) of health are physical, mental, emotional, social, spiritual and intellectual health knowledge. By using the principles of lifestyle medicine which includes
1. Focus on prevention
2. Changing health behaviors in various matters which will be explained later
3. Systematic use of medical methods
4. Interdisciplinary team collaboration
5. Using education, learning, and practice as tools
Therefore, lifestyle medicine Therefore, we focus on preventing health problems caused by a person's life and health behavior. To create better health and quality of life in the long term By using medical methods creating health and creating good health habits Without having to wait for illness or disease, without using medicine or surgery in cases where it is not necessary.

Course MPH5606 Health Literacy

By Dr. Thanawat Imsomboon