Chapter
Levels of Disease Prev
From HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 by Sambif
Concepts
- Primary Prevention
"Prevention includes a wide range of activities—known as “interventions”—aimed at reducing risks or threats to health. You may have heard researchers and health experts talk about three categories of
- Secondary Prevention
"Secondary prevention aims to reduce the impact of a disease or injury that has already occurred. This is done by detecting and treating disease or injury as soon as possible to halt or slow its progr
- Tertiary Prevention
"Tertiary prevention aims to soften the impact of an ongoing illness or injury that has lasting effects. This is done by helping people manage long-term, often-complex health problems and injuries (e.