Director of Research and Operations (DRAO) Critical Health Innovations Lab, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, United States
Case Study
The Future of Preventative Medicine: Health Promotion Programs as a Tool to Reduce Administrative Costs and Improve Health Outcomes
Author(s): Haley Matthews*
Patient-centered care evolves around proper coordination between healthcare providers in consultation with patient needs. Oftentimes, children play a passive role in their health care because of the controversy around age and lack of consensual abilities. The impact of engaging children early on to empower decision-making skills has been proven to influence their ability to make informed and knowledgeable decisions. Consequently, if not provided with support, a child can make unwise decisions in the realm of their healthcare. In academia, children may develop the skills needed to make informed decisions with the adaption of inquiry-based and discovery learning methodologies. Particularly, science educators emphasize investigative skills using micro-science in the public-school curriculum. Generally, healthcare providers have relied on the traditional approach of intervention when trea.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/1840-4529.22.14.5.362
