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Health Promotion

Date of Publication:

4/28/2014

Definition:

The process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health. It moves beyond a focus on individual behavior toward a wide range of social and environmental interventions.



Source of Definition:

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Last Updated: November 10, 2022
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