Stage 4: Health promotion and Disease Preventions

Question 1

Primary prevention

• definition
• examples

Answer 1

Prevent disease or injury before it ever occurs. Reduce risk of getting disease/ increase resistance if exposure to disease occurs

Immunisation
Food hygiene
Water supply
Sexual health advice

Question 2

Secondary prevention

• definition
• examples

Answer 2

Reduce impact of existing disease. Stop/ slow down its progress.

Screening
Exercise programs/daily aspirin
Modified work so injured or ill workers can return safely to their jobs.

Question 3

Tertiary prevention

• definition
• examples

Answer 3

Soften the impact of an ongoing illness or injury that has lasting effects. To improve quality of life, ability to function, and life expectency

Cardiac or stroke rehabilitation programs and chronic disease management programs (e.g. for diabetes, arthritis, depression, etc.)
Support groups that allow members to share strategies for living well
Vocational rehabilitation programs to retrain workers for new jobs when they have recovered as much as possible.

Question 4

Greatest burden of disease?

biggest aetiological factor in cancer?

Answer 4

Smoking

diet

Question 5

What BMI level is considered obesity

Answer 5

BMI >30