Primary Prevention - ANSWER Efforts to prevent disease or injury
before it occurs, such as vaccinations, healthy eating campaigns, and
regular exercise.
Secondary Prevention - ANSWER Involves early detection and prompt
intervention to treat illness or injury, like cancer screenings or regular
blood pressure checks.
Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER Focuses on managing disease post-
diagnosis to slow or stop its progression, like rehabilitation programs or
management of chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes).
Health Promotion - ANSWER Activities aimed at enhancing the health of
individuals or communities, often through education and empowerment
(e.g., smoking cessation campaigns).
Health Protection - ANSWER Regulatory or environmental measures to
prevent disease or injury, such as safe drinking water initiatives or
workplace safety regulations.
Disease Prevention - ANSWER The umbrella term for activities aimed at
preventing disease, including both personal behavior changes (like
quitting smoking) and public health initiatives.
Determinants of Health - ANSWER The range of personal, social,
economic, and environmental factors that influence health, such as
income and social status, education, physical environment, genetics,
access to health services, and social support networks.
World Health Organization (WHO) Definition of Health - ANSWER
Health is defined by WHO as 'a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.'
before it occurs, such as vaccinations, healthy eating campaigns, and
regular exercise.
Secondary Prevention - ANSWER Involves early detection and prompt
intervention to treat illness or injury, like cancer screenings or regular
blood pressure checks.
Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER Focuses on managing disease post-
diagnosis to slow or stop its progression, like rehabilitation programs or
management of chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes).
Health Promotion - ANSWER Activities aimed at enhancing the health of
individuals or communities, often through education and empowerment
(e.g., smoking cessation campaigns).
Health Protection - ANSWER Regulatory or environmental measures to
prevent disease or injury, such as safe drinking water initiatives or
workplace safety regulations.
Disease Prevention - ANSWER The umbrella term for activities aimed at
preventing disease, including both personal behavior changes (like
quitting smoking) and public health initiatives.
Determinants of Health - ANSWER The range of personal, social,
economic, and environmental factors that influence health, such as
income and social status, education, physical environment, genetics,
access to health services, and social support networks.
World Health Organization (WHO) Definition of Health - ANSWER
Health is defined by WHO as 'a state of complete physical, mental, and
social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.'
