Action taken before a disease process begins, removing or reducing exposure to a cause: vaccination, clean water, tobacco control and safety regulation are all primary prevention. It is the first of the three tiers of prevention public health practice recognizes.
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First Described Year First Described EraSourced to the subject's own account1940s, term coined by Hugh R. Leavell and E. Gurney Clark 2 Concept Class Connections
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Primary prevention is named as the essential strategy against the environmental disease burden.
Source World Health Organization Official Site
Source United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Official Site
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Source United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Official Site
Sources
1. Internet Archive: Textbook of Preventive Medicine (Leavell and Clark, 1953)
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First published in 1953 under title: Textbook of preventive medicine
2. Wikipedia: Disease Prevention
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In the 1940s, Hugh R. Leavell and E. Gurney Clark coined the term primary prevention.
3. United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Official Site
World Health Organization Official Site
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Strengthening primary prevention is essential, given the substantial reduction in disease burden it can offer, as well as the potential savings in healthcare costs and resources.
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