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'''Primary prevention''' is "specific practices for the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations. these include health promotion, including mental health; protective procedures, such as communicable disease control; and monitoring and regulation of environmental pollutants. Primary prevention is to be distinguished from secondary prevention, which is the prevention of complications or after-effects of a drug or surgical procedure, and tertiary prevention, the amelioration of the after-effects of a disease."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | '''Primary prevention''' is "specific practices for the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations. these include health promotion, including mental health; protective procedures, such as communicable disease control; and monitoring and regulation of environmental pollutants. Primary prevention is to be distinguished from secondary prevention, which is the prevention of complications or after-effects of a drug or surgical procedure, and tertiary prevention, the amelioration of the after-effects of a disease."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
Regarding the [[opportunity cost]] of primary prevention of diseases, one analysis concluded, "opportunities for efficient investment in [[health care]] programs are roughly equal for prevention and treatment."<ref name="pmid18272889">{{cite journal |author=Cohen JT, Neumann PJ, Weinstein MC |title=Does preventive care save money? Health economics and the presidential candidates |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=358 |issue=7 |pages=661–3 |year=2008 |month=February |pmid=18272889 |doi=10.1056/NEJMp0708558 |url=http://content.nejm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=short&pmid=18272889&promo=ONFLNS19 |issn=}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 09:28, 10 March 2011
Primary prevention is "specific practices for the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations. these include health promotion, including mental health; protective procedures, such as communicable disease control; and monitoring and regulation of environmental pollutants. Primary prevention is to be distinguished from secondary prevention, which is the prevention of complications or after-effects of a drug or surgical procedure, and tertiary prevention, the amelioration of the after-effects of a disease."[1]
Regarding the opportunity cost of primary prevention of diseases, one analysis concluded, "opportunities for efficient investment in health care programs are roughly equal for prevention and treatment."[2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Primary prevention (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Cohen JT, Neumann PJ, Weinstein MC (February 2008). "Does preventive care save money? Health economics and the presidential candidates". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (7): 661–3. DOI:10.1056/NEJMp0708558. PMID 18272889. Research Blogging.