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Health promotion is a public health function that aims to improve people’s health by helping them gain control over their health and well-being. It involves a variety of strategies, including:
- Education: Improving health knowledge, attitudes, and skills
- Behavior change: Encouraging voluntary lifestyle changes to reduce risk factors
- Social and environmental interventions: Creating supportive environments, building healthy public policies, and strengthening community action
- Collaboration: Working across sectors to achieve health equity
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