Level of Prevention

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Introduction

Prevention is a non-profitable , fully dedicated , proactive process that promotes well-being of individuals and society . It is a kind of service which encourage individuals to make healthy choices for themselves . By taking preventive measures , challenges and transitions of life can be easily faced and an environment consisting of healthy behaviors and lifestyle is created . Prevention is the service that minimizes the need of costly intensive services and an approach to improve the quality of life of older people and their interaction with the community (Position

of ADSS Older People 's Committee , A Discussion . Various level of prevention exists as per the type of problem and the level of people concerned . Traditionally , there are three levels of preventive strategies (Offord , 2000

Primary prevention : The steps are taken to prevent the problem from occurring

Secondary prevention : It includes interventions , which aim at preventing the individuals with evil behaviors or diss , or those who have been trapped in serious problem

Tertiary prevention : These are the attempts for treatment and recovery of serious dis ( HYPERLINK "http /psych .athabascau .ca /html /Resources /Psych388 /CanadianSupplement /C hapter14 /01_levels .shtml " Centre for PSYCHOLOGY , 2005 CanadianSupplement , Chapter14 , levels of prevention

Secondary level of prevention is the most effective prevention plan . It includes media , radio , television , governmental and non-governmental organization as a source of delivering information programs (preventive measures . This helps in analyzing and verifying the reflection of these programs on the youngster 's mind . We can sense the effectiveness of this level of prevention by having a look at the record collected by a local medical centre the record demonstrates 300 tests of STD , medical treatment for 300 young men and women . This signifies the essence of the level of prevention (Int Conf AIDS . 2002 Jul 7-12 14 : abstract no F12442

Family Violence Prevention

Violent behavior is not the result of a single factor . It is composed of several factors such as individual , relationship , community , social cultural and environmental factors

Individual factors : Those factors , which give rise to violence in any individual . These include characteristics of the individual , biological factors and his personal history . The symptoms of violent behavior among individuals are high temperament , impulsivity , proud on the level of educational attainment , abusive language and aggressive behavior

Relationship factors : It demonstrates how the individual 's relationship with his partner , family or other relatives is responsible for the violent behavior or victimization of violence . For example , there is more probability of occurrence of negative thoughts among young people if it is promoted and approved by their relatives

Community factors : The characteristics of the community , which promotes the violent victimization and offending behavior among individuals , are high density population , non-uniform distribution of money opportunities and caste , high levels of drug trafficking , unemployment poverty , physical deterioration and social isolation

Societal factors : Those social factors , which create a dividing line between various segments of the society . It includes norms that ensure parental rights over child welfare , male dominated society , health education and other social inequalities between...