In memory of the recent death of a past president, a community organization sponsors a health fair to increase awareness of colon cancer
At the health fair, colorectal cancer screening kits are distributed, and health care professionals are on hand to answer questions, take blood pressures, and distribute literature. These activities are examples of:
a. Primary prevention.
b. Secondary prevention.
c. Tertiary prevention.
d. Risk factor prevention.
ANS: B
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