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3 levels of disease prevention
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primary, secondary, tertiary
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primary prevention
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people and populations are prevented from becoming ill, sick or injured in the first place
ex. sanitation and immunization
ex. sanitation and immunization
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secondary prevention
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early detection of disease, before symptoms emerge
ex., screening tests
ex., screening tests
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tertiary prevention
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prevention of complications when a condition or disease is present or has progressed
ex., teaching newly diagnosed diabetic how to care for their feet
ex., teaching newly diagnosed diabetic how to care for their feet
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Health promotion
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the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health
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social determinants of health
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The conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national, and local levels
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disparities in health
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when the combination and interaction of the social determinants of health result in differences in health status between segments of the population
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health inequities
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when disparities are avoidable but outside the control of individuals