Disease Prevention Programs Questions
& Answers
3 Types of Prevention - ANSWER1. Primary
2. Secondary
3. Tertiary
Primary Prevention - ANSWER- designed to preempt the onset of disease, illness,
injury or health problem
Secondary Prevention - ANSWER- early diagnosis and prompt treatment; prevents the
development of more severe problems
Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER- after full blown illness, efforts to rehabilitate, control
complications
Socio-Ecological Model - ANSWER- INTRAPERSONAL - knowledge, attitudes, beliefs,
skills
- INTERPERSONAL - family, friends, peers
- ORGANIZATIONAL/INSTITUTIONAL/
COMMUNITY LEVEL - schools, worksites, churches, etc.
- SOCIETY OR SYSTEM-LEVEL - regulations, policies, laws
- Use of multiple levels = most effective programs
Intervention Development & Planning Frameworks - ANSWER- Development process
should be well thought out
- Plan with people
- Plan with data
- Plan and develop objectives
- Plan for evaluation
Intervention Settings - ANSWER- Schools
- Worksites
- Community locations
- Clinical settings
Precede-Proceed - ANSWER- Most common planning framework
- PRECEDE - series of planned assessments and data collection steps; p=predisposing;
r=reinforcing; e=enabling; Phases 1-5
- PROCEED - implementation of what was learned in phases 1-5; p=policy;
r=regulating; o=organizing; Phases 6-9