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Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of disease

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Discuss primary disease prevention.

Describe methods of secondary and tertiary prevention of disease.

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Preventing disease, early signs and symptoms of diseases are discussed.

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The goal of primary prevention is to stop a disease before it starts. The Centers for Disease Control website has great information about this and the other two methods of preventing disease. Some activities people can do, which are good examples of primary prevention follow.
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