Health maintenance is a guiding principle in medicine that promotes good health and the prevention of diseases instead of managing symptoms. Health maintenances include measures such as screening.
Health maintenance is a guiding principle in medicine that promotes good health and the prevention of diseases instead of managing symptoms. Health maintenances include measures such as screening, counseling, including other activities to ensure that conditions are prevented or identified at an early stage (Baill & Castiglioni, 2017). This practice aims at ensuring that the physical, mental and emotional health is maintained throughout the whole natural life cycle of an individual. The organization of medical care has promoted this principle by eliminating financial barriers to obtaining health promotion and disease prevention services. They have also allowed the use of media for health education and the promotion of health policy that helps reduce the risk of injuries.
