BP #2 - Health Promotion

In this lecture, we had Professor Flick come talk to us about health promotion, literacy, and prevention. It was interesting to have pointed out that many people think of health as just a physical thing. Health is not the absence of disease, but rather having a good mental, physical, and social state of mind. This was the first time I heard about the IHI triple aim. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement put together 3 major recommendations on how we can deliver good healthcare. They are improving the patient's experience, improving the health of populations, and reducing the per capita cost of healthcare. I enjoyed hearing about how our nations spends tons of money on healthcare a year but yet we don't get that much quality out of it. This really stands out to me and shows a need that we really need to come together to achieve overall health.