Question

For this assignment, you will complete the Module Four Worksheet. Prevention in epidemiology includes a wide range of activities known as interventions that are aimed at reducing risks or threats to health. The three categories of prevention include primary, secondary, and tertiary.

In your worksheet, you will specifically address the following: Define primary prevention. Define secondary prevention. Define tertiary prevention. Describe a primary prevention for lung cancer for smokers. Describe a secondary prevention for lung cancer for smokers. Describe a tertiary prevention for lung cancer for smokers.

Part 1

Define the three levels of disease prevention.

1. Primary:
   
2. Secondary:
   
3. Tertiary:

Part 2

Describe interventions for each level of prevention for lung cancer for smokers.

4. Primary:
   
5. Secondary:
   
6. Tertiary:

Answer 1

# .Three levels of prevention are :-

1. Primary prevention - Strategies that prevent health problems from occurring.

Example/s of primary prevention :

-Immunizations

-Diet/exercise

-minimizing contamination/general environment of dust/smoke/asbestos/etc.

2. Secondary prevention

Early detection and treatment. Measures designed to detect disease and initiate early treatment to limit spread, severity, & prevent complications.

Examples of secondary prevention:

Screenings:

-mammograms

-Denver developmental screening test

3. Tertiary prevention :

Treatments to prevent complications and minimize disability (individual already has the disease).

Examples of tertiary prevention:

-Physical therapy

-positioning to prevent immobility

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#. For prevention of lung cancer for smokers

Primary prevention include health promotion like cessation of smoking , doing breathing exercises , regular checkups etc

Secondary prevention include early diagnosis and treatment. Going to the physician on development of signs and symptoms such as breathing difficulty , blood in sputum etc

Tertiary prevention include physiotherapy , range of motion exercises after surgery for tumor , rehabilitation activities such as yoga etc .