Question

Think about health promotion interventions, programs or campaigns you are familiar with. Can you identify examples of one primary intervention, one secondary intervention and one tertiary intervention?

Answer 1

ANSWER.

* Examples of primary,secondary and tertiary prevention.

    Primary prevention.

             * Health promotion interventions to prevent the occurance of a disease

                is called primary prevention.

      Example : Regular exercise programs to prevent obesity and diabetes mellitus.

   Secondary prevention.

               * Interventions for early detection and prevent the severe stage of a disease

                 is called secondary prevention.

        Example : Screening mammography to detect breast cancer.

Tertiary prevention.

               * It includes disease related disability limitation and rehabilitative services for the

                 patient.

         Example : Rehabilitation program for a post-stroke patient.

                          Cardiac rehabilitation programs for post cardiac arrest patient.