NUR 4150 - Community Health Exam 1 Study Guide.

NUR 4150 - Community Health Exam 1 Study Guide/NUR 4150 - Community Health Exam 1 Study Guide. LEVELS OF PREVENTION Primary Prevention: trying to prevent yourself from getting a disease, educate Example: vaccines before kids go to school or a public health nurse develops a health education program for a population of school age children that teaches them about the effects of smoking on health Secondary Prevention: trying to detect a disease early and prevent it from getting worse Example: screening for lice, STD’s, scoliosis, substance abuse, hearing tests, any injury looking for child abuse, the public health nurse provides an influenza vaccination program in a community retirement village. Tertiary Prevention: Trying to improve your quality of life and reduce the symptoms of the disease you already have Example: Give meds for their disease, anything that is long term, the public health nurse provides a diabetes clinic for a define population of adults in a low-income housing unit of the community