 
Class of 2023
 Go Back | | Session Title: | | Disease Prevention | | | Teaching Hours: | | Teaching and Learning Methods | Total Scheduled Hours = 1
Lecture = 1 | | Description: | | | A core principle of community health is that interventions should focus attention on the prevention of disease rather than the treatment of outcomes. Remarkable control of many infectious diseases has been achieved in Canada, particularly through the use of vaccines; with others such as HIV/AIDS, success has been limited. Screening and risk factor reduction strategies have been applied to the control of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and cancer. This session will examine the basic concepts and principles of disease prevention. | Keywords: | | population health, Preventive Care, illness prevention |
| Blueprint ID | Learning Objectives | | 7760 | Distinguish between primary, secondary, and tertiary | | 7761 | Discuss the principles, concepts, ethical aspects and criteria for conducting population- based screening. | | 7762 | Explain the role and guiding principles of the Canadian Task Force on the Preventive Health Care (CTFPHC) and similar professional bodies. | | 8512 | Identify the basic steps in the prevention and control of infectious and chronic diseases. | | 8513 | Discuss principles of Harm reduction and cite examples where harm reduction figures importantly (alcohol, smoking, drugs) | | |
| Blueprint ID | Course Goals | | 7048 | Identify social determinants of health, risk factors for illness and the interaction between behavioural, socioeconomic, environmental and cultural factors influencing the health of the community
Linked Program Competencies
To This Course Goal: ha-1 | | ha-1 | Health Advocate
Identify the important determinants of health, risk factors for illness, interaction between the population and their physical, biological and social environment, and personal attributes. |
| (074) PERIODIC HEALTH ENCOUNTER / PREVENTIVE HEALTH ADVICE | | (078-3) INTERVENTIONS AT THE POPULATION LEVEL |
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