A public health nurse has formed an interdisciplinary team that is developing an educational program entitled Cancer: The Risks and What You Can Do About Them
Participants will receive information, but the major focus will be screening for relevant cancers. This program is an example of what type of health promotion activity?
A) Disease prophylaxis
B) Risk reduction
C) Secondary prevention
D) Tertiary prevention
Ans: C
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Secondary prevention involves screening and early detection activities that seek to identify early stage cancer in individuals who lack signs and symptoms suggestive of cancer. Primary prevention is concerned with reducing the risks of disease through health promotion strategies. Tertiary prevention is the care and rehabilitation of the patient after having been diagnosed with cancer.
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