PHD in public heallth ( Epidemiology)

Running Head : PREVENTION AND SCREENING

Prevention and Screening

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Prevention and Screening

Prevention of any kind of disease requires early detection of the causative agents of the disease through thorough screening . In screening for the causative agent , the screening test should be highly sensitive and specific to pick up the truly positive cases , that is those that really have the pathogen causing the disease and leave out the true negatives , that is those cases which really don 't have the causative agent . A

test that picks up false positive as well as false negatives can be disastrous depending on the kind of disease the test is designed to detect

In designing intervention measures to screen and prevent type 1 diabetes , Doctor LaPorte et al (1997 ) insisted on understanding the socio-demographic characteristics of the population to be screened and more so the early symptoms of the disease , the right time to intervene as well as the duration which the intervention is going to take LaPorte (1997 ) highlighted prevention of diseases as the backbone in matters of public health . This should be done through creating awareness of the disease by educating people , promoting proper sanitation and diet and ensuring proper management and treatment (Becker et al , 2000

Screening of chronic diseases , such as cancer is advocated for by many medical practioners (Fields Chevlen , 2006 . This can be done routinely like pap 's smears and palpating in women for early detection of the disease and this prevents the chance...