title: [Health promotion in traditional Chinese medicine: preventive treatment of a disease].
abstract: Preventive treatment is the highest form of traditional Chinese medicine. Ancient physicians believed that prevention was better than cure and health preservation was the best method for prolonging one's own life. At the same time as medical technology advances constantly and average life expectancy increases every few years, chronic diseases are also becoming more common. Ever since the World Health Organization proclaimed the year 2000 the year of "Health for all," the term has been a watchword for all developed countries. In traditional medicine, from the concept of preventive treatment to the method and practice of health preservation, there is much for nursing professionals involved in health promotion to tap into.
authors.affiliation: Health Promotion Division, Kaohsiung City Health Department, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Su-Hong
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Hsiu-Hung
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D009729:Nursing / Q000639:trends*; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000639:trends*