PUBH2008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Energy Density, Urban Planning, Alcohol Advertising

Name three approaches for prevention (primary, secondary, andtertiary) of each of the following health problems/conditions:

A. motor vehicle accidents

B. obesity

C. hepatitis A

D. hepatitis b & c

E. foodborne illness on a cruise ship

F. mortality due to gang violence

You are doing an internship at the local health department and are responsible for making a presentation that will help educate the staff on the three levels of prevention.

You know that primary prevention is defined as:

And secondary prevention is defined as:

And tertiary prevention is defined as

Select one of the vulnerable populations and discuss issues that would have an impact on the health and illness of that population. Consider issues such as health promotion, disease prevention, and access to care.