Theory & approaches
The level of prevention that aims to prevent a disease from occurring
What is primary prevention?
Bans on alcohol marketing at sporting events are an example of this approach
What is the population approach?
Smoking cessation intervention among normotensive smokers is an example of which approach (high-risk vs population) and which level of prevention (primary vs secondary)
What is high-risk and primary prevention?
This approach aims to shift the entire population into a lower-risk category on the bell-curve model of health
What is the population approach?
Harm reduction is a set of principles and approaches to minimize the negative health, social, and legal effects of behaviours such as drug use or alcohol dependence. Harm reduction falls under this health intervention approach.
What is the high-risk approach?
The use of local community centers as venues for different events in Zimbabwe is an example of which type of adaptation from Project Accept (epidemiological, economic, religious, infrastructure, political, religious)
What is infrastructure?
This level of prevention is thought to be most cost-effective in the long term
What is primary prevention?
Youth are at a particularly high risk for heavy episodic drinking and its several adverse health outcomes. Raising the drinking age from 19 to 21 in Canada is an example of which type of approach?
What is the population level approach?
Intensive smoking cessation intervention for patients with evidence of cardio-pulmonary distress would be an example of which approach (high-risk vs population) and which level of prevention (primary vs secondary)
What is high-risk and secondary prevention?
This paradox highlights that most of the harm experienced by a population from risk factors (i.e. alcohol consumption) results from low-moderate risk individuals
What is the prevention paradox?
Detox facilities for people who use drugs in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside is a harm reduction approach to the drug crisis that reflects which approach (high-risk vs population) and which level of prevention (primary vs secondary)
What are high-risk and secondary prevention?
Providing youth-friendly services in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Tanzania is an example of which type of adaptation from Project Accept (epidemiological, economic, religious, infrastructure, political, religious)
What is epidemiological?
The tradeoff between two of the central goals of population health science
What is equity vs efficiency?
Fall prevention strategies for elderly populations are an example of which approach (high-risk vs population) and which level of prevention (primary vs secondary)
What is high risk and primary prevention?
Community-wide anti-smoking programs would be an example of which approach (high-risk vs population) and which level of prevention (primary vs secondary)
What is population and primary prevention?