Étiquette : WHO
Rehabilitation: Everyone Can Be an Actor
Rehabilitation is not reserved for healthcare professionals. Families, neighbors, volunteers, caregivers, and social workers can all become actors in this fundamental pillar. Prevention, curative care, and palliative care are not enough if the person is not actively supported in daily life. Rehabilitation creates this bridge between care and real life. I am Christophe Delong, autonomy…
Rehabilitation: Connected to Life
In a world where technology evolves rapidly, rehabilitation finds new ways to support autonomy and social participation. Prevention, curative, and palliative care already benefit from these innovations, but rehabilitation is what connects them to the daily lives of vulnerable people. Sensors, apps, telemedicine, and monitoring tools can extend and optimize interventions, but they are meaningful…
Rehabilitation: The Invisible Strength
Often, the true progress of rehabilitation is invisible. Someone regains a smile, a gesture, a renewed confidence. Prevention, curative, and palliative care each provide support, but without rehabilitation, these improvements are not sustainable or transformative. WHO reminds us that rehabilitation is a set of interventions designed to optimize functioning, making it the human pillar of…
Rehabilitation: A GPS for Life
Daily life can be complex, especially when fragility or illness alters our ability to act and decide. Prevention protects us before problems arise, curative care treats diseases, and palliative care supports those who can no longer be cured. But how can we guide someone through these stages so that life remains meaningful and autonomous? This…
What if Rehabilitation Became an Art?
Health is often thought of as a sequence of steps: preventing illness, treating it when it occurs, and supporting those who can no longer be cured. Prevention, curative care, and palliative care form a triptych everyone knows. Yet there is a fourth pillar, essential and too often overlooked: rehabilitation. According to the WHO, rehabilitation is…
Rehabilitation: A Universal Right
Rehabilitation is not a privilege but a fundamental right. WHO reminds us it must be accessible to everyone, everywhere. Without it, only those who can afford it regain autonomy and dignity, deepening inequalities. I am Christophe Delong, autonomy coordinator at Jamacare. I work with elderly people, children with disabilities, and vulnerable adults. In every situation,…
Rehabilitation: The Future of Public Health
WHO emphasizes that rehabilitation must be integrated into all public health policies. It does not concern only the sick, but everyone who may experience altered functioning due to accidents, illness, or aging. I am Christophe Delong, autonomy coordinator at Jamacare. Working in people’s homes shows that rehabilitation completes prevention, curative care, and palliative care. It…
Rehabilitation: Serving Everyday Vulnerabilities
Aging, disability, chronic diseases… our society faces multiple vulnerabilities. Prevention and curative care are not always sufficient. Palliative care supports in advanced phases, but rehabilitation is what maintains autonomy and quality of life. I am Christophe Delong, autonomy coordinator at Jamacare. In my role, I meet elderly and disabled people living at home. Rehabilitation begins…
Rehabilitation: An Essential Team Effort
Rehabilitation is never the work of a single professional. It involves a complementary set of actors: physicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, social workers, and caregivers. Together, they build a coherent pathway to optimize functioning and reduce disability, according to WHO’s definition. I am Christophe Delong, autonomy coordinator at Jamacare. Every day, I see that this…
Rehabilitation: At the Heart of Outpatient Care
Healthcare is moving toward outpatient models, with shorter hospital stays and stronger home-based care. In this context, rehabilitation becomes an essential link between treatment and daily life. I am Christophe Delong, autonomy coordinator at Jamacare. When I support a patient after surgery or complex treatment, my role is to coordinate assistance and interventions so the…
