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HealthSmarts. Keeping Tabs On Your Health. Prevention. Primary Secondary Tertiary. Primary Prevention. Vaccinations Seatbelt use Wearing a bike helmet. Preventing disease or injury from occurring. Secondary Prevention.
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HealthSmarts Keeping Tabs On Your Health
Prevention • Primary • Secondary • Tertiary
Primary Prevention • Vaccinations • Seatbelt use • Wearing a bike helmet Preventing disease or injury from occurring.
Secondary Prevention Detecting disease at an early stage; preventing more serious consequences. • Mammogram • Monitoring Blood Pressure • Cholesterol checks
Tertiary Prevention Preventing complications or further problems as a result of a disease or injury. • Use of drugs to prevent complications • Rehabilitation
We Can’t Rely on Others to Take Care of Our Health. OURHealth IsOURResponsibility.
Tests Can Help but Remember… • No test is perfect. • No test is 100% reliable. • No test is 100% accurate.
Positive tests should be followed up with more investigation. • Negative tests do not mean that you do not have to continue being tested. + -
Which health screenings or medical tests are recommended for you? • Age • Gender • Health • Other considerations
For more information please refer to the HealthSmarts newsletter on your mini-CD