HD FS 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Public Service Announcement, Apache Hadoop, Alcoholism
30 Aug 2016
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Three levels of prevention: universal prevention program broad. Understanding prevention continued: everyone can benefit from being aware, you must take initiative to follow through, may or may not all be at risk , examples d. i. Public policy- seatbelt law: selective prevention program subsets, target subgroups who are at risk for developing a. i. At risk because of membership of a group having certain characteristics. Cost benefit- spend a limited amount of resources on people who actually can benefit from it and show the greatest benefit a. iii. Breast cancer- target people with a strong family history a. iiia. Needle exchange for drug users to prevent hiv/aids a. iv. There is always grey areas never a clear cut answer. Indicated prevention program individual: target individuals who are beginning to show early signs/symptoms of a problem a. i. Seeing who will get the greatest results. Doctors prescribe a drug to bring it down but it is very dangerous.
