Resources should aim at maximized health gains, and this requires reorientation of services [ 8]. High expectations are put on information technology solutions that have been shown highly effective in promoting lifestyle changes [ 9].
The potential benefit of registering in Andalusia the possible short-term effects of the Act LPAPAD, which is the main agent supporting the dependent persons (and their caregivers), will help in the decision-making process on social and health policies as well as on a possible reorientation of services or which might lead to the development of the Act.
The next stage of implementation of NAP-NCD includes reorientation of health services and a comprehensive school health program.
Studies have reported support for reorientation of health services in the incorporation of a greater health promotion [ 13, 14].
The first strategy includes a behavioural change communication strategy, reorientation of health services strategy and surveillance, while the second pertains to legislative and regulatory matters.
The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion [ 2] emphasises the development of supportive environments, reorientation of health services, and building of health public policy to enable societies making healthier choices the easier choices.
Among the reforming efforts, an important aspect is the reorientation of health services to ensure basic medical care for all individuals and, particularly, for the vulnerable groups [ 3, 5].
Reorientation of health services includes scaling up of professional capacity and basic infrastructure in health care facilities and ensuring availability of, and access to, essential drugs at all levels of health care.
Health promoting hospitals (HPH) is a concept for hospital development that builds upon the health promotion concept of the WHO Ottawa Charter for health promotion, where the reorientation of health care services is considered as one of five major action areas for an overall health promotion development.
Considering the scarce evidence as to whether or not a reorientation of health care services towards prevention reduces the burden of disease, [ 45- 47] other approaches may be warranted such as a multisectoral approach to population health [ 48- 51].
In response, researchers and service providers have called for the reorientation of health and social services to a more individualized and client-centered approach [ 3, 4, 10, 11].
