A population-focused advanced public health nursing activity is implementing a secondary pre-vention strategy. Which of the following best describes the intervention that is being completed?
a. Flu immunizations at churches
b. Education on need for early detection
c. Screenings for blood pressure and choles-terol
d. Follow-up clinics for diabetics
ANS: C
Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and screening—screenings for blood pressure and cholesterol. Flu immunizations at churches and education on need for early detection are primary prevention strategies, and follow-up clinics for diabetes are a tertiary prevention strategy.
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