D. Prevention and Screenings: According to Healthy People 2020, Clinical preventive services offer tremendous opportunity to save years of life and to help people live better during those years. Moreover, science-based prevention can save money – and provide high-quality care – by helping people avoid unnecessary tests and procedures. Evidence-based preventive services are effective in reducing death, disability and disease, including cancer, chronic diseases, infectious diseases and mental health/substance abuse disorders. University Hospital will create strategies to increase community health literacy and awareness through various outreach programs that empower personal health.
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