Health promotion: a life-long spectrum for health care facilities

Although many traditional health care facilities were not called upon to contribute to health promotion and prevention in two statements from ministers of National Health and Welfare, many have well-established programs that complement treatment. As it is important to be able to measure the effectiveness of these activities, the author proposes that a Promotion and Prevention Index (PPI) be created within the health care system. The PPI, a percentage factor, would be applied to services and programs and, hopefully, provide a scale for formal recognition among traditional institutions.