preventive medicine
measures taken for disease prevention, with anticipatory actions that can be categorized as primal, primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary prevention
isolation
measures taken in care units to prevent contagious diseases from being spread among patients, health care workers, and visitors
artificial induction of immunity
deliberate induction of host immunity
antibiotic prophylaxis
prevention of infection complications using antimicrobial therapy
Thrombosis prophylaxis
Medical treatment
prophylactic surgery
medical intervention
vaccination
administration of a vaccine to protect against disease
hand washing
act of cleaning one's hands
Children's cure
measure of medical care, rehabilitation or integration assistance lasting several weeks
health promotion
activity designed to increase the health of a population excluding medical treatment
malaria prophylaxis
preventive treatment of malaria
prevention of HIV/AIDS
prevent and minimize the occurrence of HIV and AIDS
addiction medicine
medical specialty that deals with the treatment of addiction
hygiene
set of practices performed for the preservation of health
injury prevention
effort to prevent or reduce the severity of bodily injuries
sports medicine
medical branch concerned with the effects of sport and exercise
pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV
use of drugs to prevent HIV infection in people who have not yet been exposed to HIV
pre-exposure prophylaxis
use of medication to prevent disease in those not yet exposed to the disease-causing agent
suicide prevention
umbrella term for the collective efforts to reduce the incidence of suicide, including reduction of risk factors as well as promotion of preventions and social support
prevention of dementia
lifestyle and medical approaches to the delay or prevention of dementia
tertiary prevention
reduce the damage caused by symptomatic disease
tooth brushing
act of scrubbing teeth with a toothbrush equipped with toothpaste
occupational medicine
medical specialty focusing on the health of workers, including the ability to perform work; the physical, chemical, biological, and social environments of the workplace; and the health outcomes of environmental exposures
secondary prevention
detect and address an existing disease before the appearance of symptoms
medical toxicology
medical specialty
substance abuse prevention
measures to prevent the consumption and measures to health from the use of licit and illicit drug
primary prevention
measures designed to avoid the development of risk factors in the first place, early in life
prenatal care
regular check-ups that allow doctors or midwives to treat and prevent potential health problems throughout the course of the pregnancy
cancer prevention
active measures to decrease the risk of cancer
infection control
medical field concerned with preventing healthcare-associated infection, a practical sub-discipline of epidemiology
radon mitigation
Any process used to reduce radon gas concentrations in the breathing zones of occupied buildings, or radon from water supplies
prevention of mental disorders
measures that try to decrease the chances of a mental disorder occurring
quaternary prevention
to avoid patient overdiagnosis and overtreatment
preventive nutrition
branch of nutrition science with the goal of preventing or delaying or reducing the impacts of disease and disease-related complications