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Primary prevention (3)
- activities that try to prevent occurrence of disease/injury
- aimed towards individuals, groups and populations that are susceptible
- pre-pathogenesis
Examples of primary prevention (1)
- eating healthy
- exercise
Secondary prevention (2)
-focuses on early identification of individuals or communities
experiencing illness, providing treatment, and conducting activities that
are geared to prevent worsening health status
- early pathogenesis
,Examples of secondary prevention (3)
- communicable disease screening and case finding
- early detection and treatment of hypertension
- exercise programs for older adults who are frail
Tertiary prevention (2)
- activities that take place during middle and late progression
- goal is to interrupt course of the disease and reduce disability and
begin rehabilitation
Examples of tertiary prevention (2)
- rehabilitation for a stroke
- physiotherapy for a bike accident
Chronic disease management (4)
- the ability to equip the client to manage their conditions as best
as they can
- involves client education
- client-centred, integrated across different health care sectors,
targets several avenues of a clients life
- goal is health promotion
, Epidemiology (2)
- the study of the distribution of factors that determine health-related
states in a population
- info offers ways to control health problems
Descriptive epidemiology (3)
- who, what, where, when and in relation to what
- e.g., What is the disease and who is being affected?
- generates hypotheses
Analytical epidemiology (3)
- why and how
- e.g., examines the cause of a disease and a determinant of health
- tests hypotheses
Morbidity (3)
- illness
- the occurrence of illness in a population
- helps understands health issues in a population and what health
services are needed