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  2. Non-pharmacological intervention - Wikipedia

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    Complex or multicomponent interventions use multiple strategies, [5] and they often involve the participation of several types of care providers. [6] Non-pharmacological interventions can call on various fields of expertise, such as surgery, medical devices, rehabilitation, psychotherapy, and behavioral interventions. [6]

  3. Disease management (health) - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, disease management is a large industry with many vendors. Major disease management organizations based on revenues and other criteria [5] [6] include Accordant (a subsidiary of Caremark), Alere (now including ParadigmHealth and Matria Healthcare), [7] Caremark (excluding its Accordant subsidiary), Evercare, Health Dialog, Healthways, LifeMasters (now part of StayWell ...

  4. Health care - Wikipedia

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    Health care is an important determinant in promoting the general physical and mental health and well-being of people around the world. [5] An example of this was the worldwide eradication of smallpox in 1980, declared by the WHO, as the first disease in human history to be eliminated by deliberate health care interventions. [6]

  5. Public health intervention - Wikipedia

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    Common issues that are the subject of public health interventions include obesity, [3] drug, tobacco, and alcohol use, [4] and the spread of infectious disease, e.g. HIV. [5] A policy may meet the criteria of a public health intervention if it prevents disease on both the individual and community level and has a positive impact on public health ...

  6. Therapy - Wikipedia

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    The words care, therapy, treatment, and intervention overlap in a semantic field, and thus they can be synonymous depending on context.Moving rightward through that order, the connotative level of holism decreases and the level of specificity (to concrete instances) increases.

  7. Preventive healthcare - Wikipedia

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    Preventive care that may not save money may still provide health benefits; thus, there is a need to compare interventions relative to impact on health and cost. [116] Preventive care transcends demographics and is applicable to people of every age. The Health Capital Theory underpins the importance of preventive care across the lifecycle and ...

  8. Activities of daily living - Wikipedia

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    Personal care assistants are required to adhere to established standards of care. Personal assistance is defined as wagered support of 20 or more hours a week for people with impairments. [ 18 ] A 2008 review suggested that personal assistance may offer benefits to some elderly individuals and their informal caretakers. [ 18 ]

  9. Health - Wikipedia

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    Organized interventions to improve health based on the principles and procedures developed through the health sciences are provided by practitioners trained in medicine, nursing, nutrition, pharmacy, social work, psychology, occupational therapy, physical therapy and other health care professions. Clinical practitioners focus mainly on the ...