Disease Prevention and Control Flashcards

Primary Prevention: Risk Reduction
Type of primary prevention:
* regular tooth brushing amd flossing to prevent dental caries
Active Participation
Type of primary prevention:
*adding fluoride to the municipal drinking water to harden tooth enamel and prevent caries
Passive Participation

Secondary Prevention

Secondary Prevention
What level of prevention:
Ex: Smoking cessation and vaccination
Primary Prevention
Key goal: Enhance quality of Life

Tertiary Prevention
focus is on rehabilitation or assisting the patient to accomodate to his disability
Tertiary Prevention: Irreversible conditions
focus is on reduction of population prevalence
Tertiary Prevention: Reversible Conditions
increase prevalence if it prolongs survival
Tertiary Prevention: Incurable Conditions
Techniques of Disease Prevention and Control
STAR MRI P
*Screening
*Timely Diagonsis
*Adjustment to permanency of outcomes
*Risk Identification
*Management of risk / disease
*Risk Stratification
*Immunization
*Prevention of complications