Abstract

DE LA GUARDIA GUTIERREZ, Mario Alberto  and  RUVALCABA LEDEZMA, Jesús Carlos. Health and its determinants, health promotion and health education. JONNPR [online]. 2020, vol.5, n.1, pp.81-90.  Epub June 29, 2020. ISSN 2529-850X.  https://dx.doi.org/10.19230/jonnpr.3215.

Throughout history the concept of Health has been modified in an attempt to approach the population transition, increasingly complex and increasingly full of nuances that in many cases limit care, disease prevention and promotion. of Health, it represents a cornerstone of primary care and is an essential function of Public Health. The recognition of the value of this activity is increasing, due to the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness with which it reduces the burden of morbidity and mitigates the social and economic impact of diseases. There is a broad consensus regarding the relationship between Health Promotion, health and human and economic development. In this sense, the social approach to health is addressed through the Determinants of Health and of these in an important way the Social, with strategies and actions of Health Promotion and in a transcendental way with health education. It is emerging to place emphasis on primary care, if not, the results point to be negative, at all it is positive to act in the curative field.

Keywords : health promotion; primary care; determinants of health; education health.

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