Understanding Research
Center for Wellness & Health Improvement
Wellness & health improvement go beyond treatment models for
chronic conditions by developing, investigating, and applying
models to incorporate the promotion of healthy behaviors and
prudent utilization of preventive services.
- promotion of healthy behaviors (e.g., nutrition,
physical activity) to modify risk factors for certain
chronic conditions
- development of innovative roles for non-physician
practitioners in achieving improved health outcomes for
target populations
- development of programs to enable early detection of
certain chronic health problems
- development and testing of innovative prevention
strategies
- modification of physician prescribing patterns focusing
on evidence-based improvements
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