Preventative Care

1. Primary Prevention: Reduce risk factors & promote health.

1.1. Immunizations (e.g., flu shots, HPV vaccine)

1.2. Health education (e.g., smoking cessation, healthy diet)

1.3. Use of personal protective equipment (e.g., seatbelts, helmets)

1.4. Environmental sanitation (e.g., clean water initiatives)

2. Secondary Prevention: Identify disease early & prevent progression.

2.1. Screenings (e.g., mammograms, blood pressure checks)

2.2. Monitoring at-risk populations (e.g., diabetic screenings for individuals with family history)

2.3. Self-examinations (e.g., breast or testicular self-exams)

2.4. Routine physical exams and blood tests (e.g., cholesterol screening)

3. Tertiary Prevention: Managing & reducing complications of existing disease.

3.1. Rehabilitation programs (e.g., cardiac rehab, physical therapy post-stroke)

3.2. Support groups (e.g., cancer survivor support groups, addiction recovery programs)

3.3. Surgical interventions to prevent worsening (e.g., bypass surgery for heart disease)

3.4. Chronic disease management (e.g., insulin therapy for diabetes, medication adherence programs)