AGES HEALTH Le Thi Kim Thoa MD, MPH Faculty of Public Health Ha Noi Medical University, Vietnam

AGES HEALTH Introduction Stages of life course Dimension on Health Concepts of Prevention Concepts of Intervention

Stages of life course Child health (under 5 years of old) School health (5 – 9 years of old) Adolescent health (10 -19 years of old) Adult health (20 – 60 years of old) Ageing health (> 60 years of old)

Dimension on Health Trends of population Trends of life expectancy Trends of mortality Trends of morbility Trends of disability. Trends of risk factors

Levels of Prevention Primary prevention Secondary prevention Primordial prevention Population (mass)strategy High risk strategy Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention

Modes of Intervention Health promotion Health protection Early diagnosis and treatment Disability limitation Rehabilitation

Health promotion Health promotion as Intervention Build healthy public policy Create supportive environment Strengthen community action Develop personal skills Re-orient health services

Health education Environmemt Education Nutrition Education Lifestyle and behavior change Law Education Health Education in health programmes at different levels

Health protection Environmental modifications