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Precision Health
Precision Health
Clinically tailored medicine using evidence-based research and technologies
Lifestyle Interventions
Lifestyle Interventions
Incorporation of food, exercise, and community into an individual's health needs
Community Assessment
Community Assessment
Understanding what particular populations need. Ensuring and tailoring health services and resources to specific communities.
Dr. Lazarus is a Preventive Medicine Specialist in Nashville, TN
Dr. Lazarus is a Preventive Medicine Specialist in Nashville, TN
Dr. Lazarus is passionate about community health access. She has a background in general medicine, preventive medicine, and quality improvement research. Please visit her landing page for further information.
As a Preventive Medicine Fellow, Dr. Lazarus is learning about Public health and general preventive medicine focused on promoting health and preventing disease in individuals and communities.
According to the ACPM website fellow's that specialize in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine will be:
"Practitioners in this specialty combine skills and experience in clinical care and public health to support the transformation of health systems and rebuild them, based on the prevention of disease, injury, and death. Practitioners work in a variety of sectors including for:
Corporations
Primary care
Public health departments
Government agencies
Other settings
In each, preventive medicine physicians impact healthcare delivery and health outcomes at the individual, practice, community, and population levels."
According to the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) website under About section states: "Preventive medicine is the practice of promoting preventive health care to improve patient well-being. The goal is to ultimately prevent disease, disability, and death. Preventive medicine specialists are licensed preventive medicine physicians that consist of: Medical doctors (MD) and/or Doctors of Osteopathy (DO).
These professionals evaluate and administer preventive treatment that is derived from possessing expertise in a broad range of health care skills, including:
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
Planning and evaluation of health services
Management of health care organizations
Research
Preventive medicine practice in clinical settings
They apply their expertise in medicine, social, economic, and behavioral sciences to improve the health and quality of life for individuals, families, communities and populations through disease prevention and health promotion."
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