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  2. Preventive and social medicine - Wikipedia

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    Preventive and social medicine is a branch of medicine dealing with providing health services in areas of prevention, promotion and treatment of rehabilitative diseases. . Studies in preventive healthcare and social medicine are helpful in providing guided care, medicine in environmental health, offering scholarly services, formulating legal policy, consulting, and research in international

  3. Health care - Wikipedia

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    Health care, or healthcare, is the improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in people. Health care is delivered by health professionals and allied health fields. Medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, midwifery, nursing, optometry ...

  4. Preventive Health: What Is It and Why Is It Important?

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    Preventive health refers to routine care you receive in order to maintain your health. It’s key to diagnosing medical conditions before they become a problem. Preventing serious diseases before ...

  5. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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    Preventive healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the application of healthcare measures to prevent diseases. [1] Disease and disability are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices, and are dynamic processes that begin before individuals realize they are affected.

  6. Health Care Reform and Preventive Care Costs: What Is Free?

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    Q: Do all health plans have to provide free preventive care? A: No. Insurance plans that were already in place when health reform became law on March 23, 2010, are considered grandfathered and won ...

  7. Public health system in India - Wikipedia

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    Public health system across nations is a conglomeration of all organized activities that prevent disease, prolong life and promote health and efficiency of its people. Indian healthcare system has been historically dominated by provisioning of medical care and neglected public health. [2] 11.9% of all maternal deaths and 18% of all infant ...

  8. Preventing STIs with Sexual Health Practices

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    using condoms or dental dams for oral sex. using gloves for manual stimulation or penetration. Maintaining good hygiene before and after sexual contact can also help prevent STI transmission. This ...

  9. Preventive Dentistry - Healthline

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    Preventive dentistry is the practice of caring for your teeth to keep them healthy. This helps to avoid cavities, gum disease, enamel wear, and more. There are many forms of preventive dentistry ...