Overview
Brain health is a rapidly expanding field. Read also : What is the lifestyle of a primary care physician? A look at Amazon’s One Medical acquisition. The WHO position paper on optimizing brain health across the lifespan is a technical complement to the recently adopted Intersectoral Global Plan of Action on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders 2022-2031.
Many determinants are known to affect brain health at different stages of life. The position paper provides a conceptual framework for what brain health is and how brain health can be optimized across the lifespan through actions in the following groups of determinants: physical health, healthy environments, safety and security, learning and connectedness social and access to quality services. . Optimizing brain health can not only reduce the prevalence and burden of neurological disorders, but also improve overall mental and physical health and generate positive social and economic impacts, all of which contribute to greater well-being and help to advance in society, regardless of the presence or absence of disorders.