Concept of prevention

1. Concept of Prevention
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2. Learning Objectives
At the completion of this unit, the learners will be
able to:
1. Discuss the level of prevention
2. Define Primary level of prevention
3. Discuss Secondary and Tertiary level of
prevention
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3. Let’s Begin The Class……
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7. Level of Prevention
• Prevention plays a dominant role in
community nutrition practice.
• It is defined comprehensively to include
an array of activities that prevent, delay
the onset or reduce the seriousness of
disease and its complications.
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9. Levels of Prevention
• Primary prevention
• Secondary prevention
• Tertiary prevention
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13. Secondary Prevention
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16. Levels of Prevention
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17. Goal of Levels of Prevention
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21. Class Group Activity
Group - 1
• List down primary preventions to be taken in Home
Group - 2
• List down primary preventions to be taken in Hospital
Group - 3
• List of secondary preventions to be carried out at home
Group - 4
• List of secondary preventions to be carried out at hospitals
Group - 5
• List tertiary care preventions to be taken in Home
Group - 6
• List tertiary care preventions to be taken in Hospital
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22. Recognize the Images in View of Levels
of Prevention
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23. Message to Ponder
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