tertiary prevention

TERTIARY PREVENTION

• typically focuses on any disease or condition that may cause lasting or irreversible damage (Williams et al.)

• Program is implemented after disease or condition diagnosis

• Limit further damage, disability, or suffering

• Example: Program to support smoking cessation for lung cancer patients

chronic disease

• chronic disease is one lasting 3 months or more.

• Chronic diseases generally cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear.

state of MD health

• Rank 9/50: Multiple Chronic Conditions by state (9.3%) Strengths

  • Low prevalence of excessive drinking

  • Low prevalence of frequent physical distress

  • Low prevalence of high-risk HIV behaviors

• Challenges

  • High racial disparity in high school graduation rates

  • High violent crime rate

  • High incidence of chlamydia

tertiary prevention goals

• maintain

• improve

• reduce risk factors

• contain

maintain