Prevention is practiced at four levels: primordial, primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primordial prevention targets entirely healthy populations through education to prevent risk factors. Primary prevention avoids disease onset through promotion of healthy behaviors. Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and treatment for those at risk or beginning stages of illness. Tertiary prevention aims to slow disease progression and rehabilitation for those with permanent disabilities.
Prevention is practiced at four levels: primordial, primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primordial prevention targets entirely healthy populations through education to prevent risk factors. Primary prevention avoids disease onset through promotion of healthy behaviors. Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and treatment for those at risk or beginning stages of illness. Tertiary prevention aims to slow disease progression and rehabilitation for those with permanent disabilities.
Prevention is practiced at four levels: primordial, primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primordial prevention targets entirely healthy populations through education to prevent risk factors. Primary prevention avoids disease onset through promotion of healthy behaviors. Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and treatment for those at risk or beginning stages of illness. Tertiary prevention aims to slow disease progression and rehabilitation for those with permanent disabilities.
avoiding problems that may likely occur or identifying them as early as possible to reduce likely disability & and impairment. Levels of Prevention • Prevention is practiced on 4 levels • Primordial prevention • Primary prevention • Secondary prevention • Tertiary prevention Primordial Prevention
This is a form of primary prevention.
Targets are people who are healthy and have no risk factors.
Prevention is targeted towards prevention of
the development of risk factors in populations in which they have not developed. Primordial Prevention Contd Individual and population education are the main strategy
Health education to promote healthy lifestyle and
disease prevention are emphasized
This includes healthy eating, physical exercise,
stress management personal and environmental health etc. Primary Prevention
Primary prevention avoids the occurrence of a health
problem.
It predates disease or dysfunction state and is applied to a
generally healthy population.
Target is people who are at risk but are yet to develop the disease
It involves steps that are taken to prevent the occurrence
of the disease Primary prevention contd
The aim of primary prevention is health promotion
through health education
Activities are focused towards maintaining and
improving the general health of individual, family, group and the community.
Health education targets personal hygiene,
immunization rest & recreation, environmental sanitation, waste disposal, vector control etc. Secondary Prevention
Focuses on individuals who already developed
health problems or illness and are at risk of developing complications or worsening conditions.
Strategies are geared towards early detection &
and treatment at the earliest possible stage when disease or impairment already exists. Secondary Prevention Contd
Activities are directed at early diagnosis, prompt
intervention, and monitoring thereby reducing the
severity of the disease
And enabling the patient to return to a normal level
of health as early as possible
The aim is to hinder the progress of disease and
prevent the development of complications Tertiary Prevention
Tertiary prevention measures begin when a
defect or disability occurs permanently and becomes irreversible
Actions at this level are targeted at slowing
down the extent and severity of a disease/disability to reduce complications and prevent it from getting worse. Tertiary Prevention Contd
Activities are directed towards rehabilitation.
It is aimed at returning the client to the highest level of
functioning possible.
Examples of activities at this level includes post-
mastectomy exercise program/physiotherapy to restore functioning, treatment, and management of diabetes to slow down the progress rate. • include •THANK YOU FOR LISTENING