The concept of preventing or slowing the development of disease and promoting health through screening programs and lifestyle guidelines.
Primary prevention can be defined as the promotion of health by personal and community-wide efforts and is aimed at reducing the incidence of disease. Secondary prevention can be defined as the measures available to individuals and populations for the early detection of disease and aims to reduce prevalence by shortening the duration. Tertiary prevention consists of measures available to reduce impairments and disabilities and is aimed at reducing complications of diseases.
An anticipatory process that prepares and supports individuals and systems in the creation and reinforcement of healthy behaviors and lifestyles.
To avoid an incident or occurrence to happen.(on one's, something might go wrong, preventing it, one is after it) (not, will not happen, from it, one is doing it)
Actions to avoid an incident or to intervene to stop an incident from occurring. Prevention involves actions to protect lives and property. It involves applying intelligence and other information to a range of activities that may include such countermeasures as deterrence operations; heightened inspections; improved surveillance and security operations; investigations to determine the full nature and source of the threat; public health and agricultural surveillance and testing processes; immunizations, isolation, or quarantine; and, as appropriate, specific law enforcement operations aimed at deterring, preempting, interdicting, or disrupting illegal activity and apprehending potential perpetrators and bringing them to justice.
disease management strategy designed to exclude disease from a population or a defined geographic area.
Primary prevention refers to the complete prevention of disease, often through methods that inhibit exposure to risk factors (e.g., preventing exposure to tobacco smoke). Secondary prevention is meant to inhibit or reverse the effects of disease in its early stages, mainly through early detection (using the Pap test to discover and treat cervical neoplasia). Tertiary prevention identifies the disease process and attempts to prevent further disability and restore a higher level of functioning (pain management or use of prostheses where indicated). In this document, primary prevention is synonymous with prevention. Secondary prevention is covered by early detection and treatment. Tertiary prevention is also addressed through treatment, as well as by rehabilitation and palliation.
Anticipatory action taken to prevent the occurrence of an adverse health event or to minimize its effects after it has occurred. Prevention is fundamental to the field of public health and differentiates it from the field of medicine, which largely focuses on treatment.
There are three levels of prevention, each of which includes a broad range of intervention options: primary prevention, secondary prevention and tertiary prevention. Intervention can include simply giving information, or it can involve supporting someone who through withdrawal. The type of prevention strategy appropriate for an individual depends on the type of drug being used and the problems the person is experiencing
'Interventions that occur before the initial onset of a disorder' (Mrazek and Haggerty, 1994, p. 23). Universal intervention* : A preventive intervention 'targeted to the general public or a whole population group that has not been identified on the basis of individual risk' (Mrazek and Haggerty, 1994, p. 24). Selective intervention*: A preventive intervention 'targeted to individuals or a subgroup of the population whose risk of developing mental disorders is significantly higher than average' (Mrazek and Haggerty, 1994, p. 25). Indicated intervention*: A preventive intervention 'targeted to high-risk individuals who are identified as having minimal but detectable signs and symptoms foreshadowing mental disorder … but who do not meet DSM-IV diagnostic levels at the current time' (Mrazek and Haggerty, 1994, p. 25).
An intervention designed to change the social and/or environmental determinants of drug and alcohol abuse, including discouraging the initiation of drug use and preventing the progress to more frequent or regular use among at-risk populations (United Nations Demand Reduction Glossary of Terms, 2000).
For QualityTools purposes, this term refers to the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations through promotion of health, including mental health, and specific protection, as in immunization, as well as the prevention of complications or after-effects of existing disease. (i.e., complications of diabetes mellitus)
The reduction of cancer by eliminating or reducing contact with carcinogenic agents. For example, a change in lifestyle such as not smoking can help prevent lung and many other cancers.
refers to interventions that are designed to prevent mental health disorders or problems from occuring. Prevention interventions can be: universal – targeted to the whole population (e.g. healthy cities). selective – targeted to individuals or groups at increased risk (e.g. post natal home visits for new mothers). indicated – targeted to individuals with early symptoms (e.g. grief therapy for individuals experiencing the loss of a close relative, partner or friend).
means trying to stop drug use. Primary prevention means trying to stop people using drugs before they have started using them. Secondary prevention means trying to stop or reduce the harm that people do to themselves or others whilst they are using drugs - in other words changing to safer and less damaging ways of using drugs. Tertiary prevention usually refers to providing support and treatment for people who are using drugs, often dependently, to give up drug use.
Activities directed at reducing the incidence of fires, including public education, law enforcement, personal contact, and reduction of fuel hazards.
An attempt to prevent disease.
a strategy or approach that reduces the likelihood of risk of onset, or delays the onset of adverse health problems or reduces the harm resulting from conditions or behaviors
(pree-VEN-shun) In medicine, action taken to decrease the chance of getting a disease or condition. For example, cancer prevention includes avoiding risk factors (such as smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, and radiation exposure) and increasing protective factors (such as getting regular physical activity, staying at a healthy weight, and having a healthy diet).
Services using interventions that reduce the likelihood of an onset of a serious illness or disorder. ecovery: A process where mental health clients learn how to self-direct their lives and mental health, regain hope and optimism and reclaim positive social experiences beyond the mental health system.
The process of planning for and/or implementing controls to prevent incidents and manage risks by decreasing the potential for incidents or the affects thereof that may threaten the assets of the organization.
Social, economic, legal, medical and/or psychological measures aimed at minimizing the use of potentially addicting substances, lowering the dependence risk in susceptible individuals, or minimizing other adverse consequences of psychoactive substance use. Primary prevention consists of attempts to reduce the incidence of addictive diseases and related problems in a general population. Secondary prevention aims to achieve early detection, diagnosis and treatment of affected individuals. Tertiary prevention seeks to diminish the incidence of complications of addictive diseases.
Site design and management to stop or reduce the occurrence of pollution and to reduce the volume of runoff by reducing impermeable areas.
Refers to 'interventions that occur before the initial onset of a disorder' to prevent the development of disorder (Mrazek and Haggerty, 1994, p23). The goal of prevention interventions is to reduce the incidence and prevalence of mental health problems and mental disorders. Prevention interventions may be classified according to their target group, as: universal, provided to whole populations; selective, targeting those population groups at increased risk of developing a disorder; and indicated, targeting people showing minimal signs and symptoms of a disorder
The elimination of causes of disease from the population, so that the risk of disease is either reduced (as in the case of many infectious disease today) or postponed until later in life (as in heart disease and various cancers).
Avoiding the occurrence of an event, such as development of cancer, by avoiding things known to cause cancer and participating in activities that can or might prevent cancer. For example, avoiding smoking can prevent lung cancer, and taking tamoxifen may prevent breast cancer in women who are at high risk for the disease.
Actions aimed at eradicating, eliminating, or minimizing the impact of disease and disability, or if none of these is feasible, retarding the progress of disease and disability. The concept of prevention is best defined in the context of levels, traditionally called primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. See Mitigation.
In medicine, prevention is any activity which reduces the burden of mortality or morbidity from disease. This takes place at primary, secondary and tertiary prevention levels.
