A congressional mandate for the addition of folic acid to cereals in the United States to reduce neural tube defects in infants addresses which level of prevention?
a. Primary prevention
b. Secondary prevention
c. Tertiary prevention
d. Assessment
A
Primary prevention refers to those interventions aimed at preventing the occurrence of disease, injury, or disability.
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