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Principles and Perspective [PUBLIC HEALTH]

18 June 2010

STRATEGIES OF DISEASE PREVENTION

Gemiliano Aligui,MD.

OUTLINE I. Strategies of Disease Prevention II. Primary Prevention III. Secondary Prevention IV. Tertiary Prevention V. Health Systems Approach VI. Quiz

V. Health Systems Approach

Health program planning and implementation

Epidemiology of disease

I. Strategies of Disease Prevention

Inter-agency collaboration

Monitoring and Surveillance

Concept of Natural History of Disease: Primary Prevention Secondary Prevention Tertiary Prevention

Disease Free State Exposure to agent

Illness Disability

Death

Burden of disease

Healthy Community

 An example of a strategy for disease disease prevention is annual annual urinalysis which can detect UTI, and annual exams which can prevent a lot of diseases. Refer to the list of kinds of prevention under each category.

Annual Med Examination

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Lifestyle modification

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Immunization

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Adequate Nutrition

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Stress Management

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Environmental sanitation

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Basic housing (shelter)

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Water supply

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Employment

Endemic diseases

Disaster Preparedness

Outbreak of disease

Risk assessment

Sick community

Sentinel sites are used for surveillance because you cannot do everything with monitoring. Sentinel sites are hospitals which regularly submit data and monitor diseases, and-are  probability sampling sites. sites.

II. Primary Prevention  Health Promotion 

Mandatory deporting

Sentinel sites

Health systems approach

Health infrastructure

Sectoral/ Population Preventive Perspective

III. Secondary Prevention  Early diagnosis and treatment 

Hospitalization

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Isolation (Infectious diseases)

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Lifestyle modification

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Follow-up

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Social support

IV. Tertiary Prevention  Rehabilitation and prevention of permanent disability 

Life support system

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Social support

Examples of diseases of aging population are vulnerability to accidents and pneumonia. Good system is needed to enable them to carry on gracefully.

Group 09

Mich. Iza. Mels. Alaine.

You are looking at health systems approach, wherein individual at high risk can contribute to families at risk t o the level of community. Think of BOD as your diagnosis for individual patient. The individual can also be a microcosm of the health situation.

VI. 1. 2. 3.

Quiz Enumerate all steps for Primary Primary Prevention. Enumerate all steps for Secondary Secondary Prevention. Enumerate all steps for Tertiary Tertiary Prevention. Page 1 of 1