Public health, like medicine, focuses on three stages of prevention: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary prevention means preventing disease before it occurs by altering behaviors.

Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention: A comprehensive strategy. S HAH ALAM - Crime prevention is not a quick fix but a long-term endeavor requiring a deep understanding of its root causes ...

Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies all ... But effective design and implementation of infectious disease counter-measures requires a clear and precise understanding of the ...

Dr. Laurie Ruggiero is a clinical psychologist and behavioral scientist. Dr. Ruggiero’s program of research focuses on (a) understanding behavioral/psychosocial aspects of obesity and diabetes; and (b ...