Preventive medicine
Preventive Medicine
Preventive medicine (pronounced: pruh-ven-tiv med-i-sin) is a branch of medicine that focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, disability, and death.
Etymology
The term "preventive medicine" comes from the Latin word "praeventivus", which means "going before" or "preceding", and the Greek word "medicina", which means "the art of healing".
Related Terms
- Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
- Public Health: The science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities.
- Health Promotion: The process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
- Disease Prevention: Measures to prevent the occurrence of disease and reduce its impact.
- Occupational Medicine: The medical specialty devoted to the prevention and management of occupational and environmental injury, illness and disability, and promotion of health and productivity of workers, their families, and communities.
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External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Preventive medicine
- Wikipedia's article - Preventive medicine
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