By volunteering at the local health fair and handing out Women's Heart Disease pamphlets, the nurse is practicing which type of health promotion?
1. Primary prevention
2. Secondary prevention
3. Tertiary prevention
4. Preventative care
Correct Answer: 1
The first level of prevention, known as primary prevention, focuses on health promotion and education as well as the prevention of illness and disease through health-promoting behaviors. Secondary prevention focuses on screening and early detection of disease with the goal of early intervention. This helps to identify clients who are at risk for certain diseases. Tertiary prevention is the care and restoration of a patient after an insult or injury/disease has occurred. Preventive care is not a level of health promotion but a component of all three categories of care delivery.
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