Primary Prevention - Legislation & jurisprudence
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Risk assessment of sexual offenders for extended supervision orders in New Zealand: basic principles and current practice.

27 Feb 2009 A growing number of jurisdictions in North America, the United Kingdom, and Australasia have enacted legislation allowing for special sentencing, civil commitment, and community supervision options for high risk sexual offenders. In New Zealand, one ... Read more...

[Does the lack of evidence of effectiveness among international studies on interventions in prevention and health promotion have an impact on a German Act of Prevention?]

24 Feb 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Efforts have been undertaken to devise and pass an Act of Prevention in Germany. To date, no consensus could be reached with changing political majorities in parliament. Hence, the authors ask the question whether the lack of ... Read more...

[Comparative analysis of suicides in the Bydgoszcz region in the years 1977-1991 and 1991-2006]

29 Sep 2008 An increasing number of suicide cases has been observed in everyday forensic practice. The same view is discernible in the perception of the general public. Data concerning this subject from the years 1991 to 2006 have been compiled and compared to ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Primary Prevention - Legislation & jurisprudence'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Healthy communities: reducing cancer risks. 30 May 2009
• Ounces of prevention--the public policy case for taxes on sugared beverages. 6 Apr 2009
• Risk assessment of sexual offenders for extended supervision orders in New Zealand: basic principles and current practice. 27 Feb 2009
• [Does the lack of evidence of effectiveness among international studies on interventions in prevention and health promotion have an impact on a German Act of Prevention?] 24 Feb 2009
• [Recommendations for healthy birth and growth: the ten steps revised] 29 Sep 2008
• [Comparative analysis of suicides in the Bydgoszcz region in the years 1977-1991 and 1991-2006] 29 Sep 2008
• ["Doctors are the natural ally of the poor". The contribution of medical practitioners in reducing health inequalities] 29 Jun 2008
• Collaborating for primary prevention: Rochester's new lead law. 29 Jun 2008
• Policy and strategic implications of Australia's divergent HIV epidemic among gay men. 30 May 2008
• [Organizing the prevention of trachoma in Hungary (1884-1903)] 30 Dec 2007
• [Is it acceptable to carry out preventive screening in any given place?] 30 Dec 2007
• Australia: Court denies application to appeal conviction of man who argued HIV does not exist. 29 Nov 2007
• Russia: man sentenced to three years and three month in prison for HIV transmission. 29 Nov 2007
• [Prevention law from the perspective of public health] 29 Sep 2007
• Coronary heart disease in Chile. 8 Mar 2007
• [Without improving prevention each public health reform is ineffective] 8 Nov 2006
• Violence against women as a public health issue. 30 Oct 2006
• Inhalant misuse in youth: time for a coordinated response. 16 Sep 2006
• Tobacco use cessation within the context of tobacco control policy: opportunities for nursing research. 29 Jun 2006
• [Diagnostics of occupational voice diseases following the amendment of the Polish Occupational Diseases Certification Act] 30 Dec 2005

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Technical information about 'Primary Prevention'

Definition: Specific practices for the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations. These include HEALTH PROMOTION, including mental health; protective procedures, such as COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; and monitoring and regulation of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. Primary prevention is to be distinguished from SECONDARY PREVENTION and TERTIARY PREVENTION.

Descriptor UI: D011322

Alternative terms: Primary Prevention; Prevention, Primary;

Related Mesh Headings: Preventive Dentistry; Preventive Health Services; Preventive Medicine; Preventive Psychiatry;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.421.726.758; N06.850.780.680;

History Note: 79