The medicalisation of prevention: health promotion is more than a pill a day

Colin Binns; Peter Howat; James Smith; Jonine Jancey

doi:10.1071/HEv27n2_ED

The medicalisation of prevention: health promotion is more than a pill a day

Colin Binns, Peter Howat, James Smith, Jonine Jancey

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Abstract

In an editorial published in the 5 May 2016 edition, the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) sent out a challenge to all involved in health promotion and public health by stating: ‘An estimated one million Australians at high risk may not have been receiving recommended preventive treatments.’ The writers documented the large number of high-risk Australians not taking their antihypertensive and statin medications, but made no mention of the benefits that could be made by lifestyle modification, or a combination of medical and lifestyle strategies...

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	91-93
Number of pages	3
Journal	Health Promotion Journal of Australia
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1071/HEv27n2_ED
Publication status	Published - Aug 2016
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Health promotion
Preventative healthcare
Lifestyle

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