Primary Prevention of Common Chronic Diseases

Primary Prevention of common chronic diseases

Primary prevention-prevention of diseases by suppression of their casual factors and improving resistance of man. Health promotion,health protection

Diseases
 * infectious diseases- cause of an epidemic or pandemic
 * atherosclerosis and its complications-chronic degenerative vascular disease,has links to : obesity, diabetes mellitus type 2 , hypertension , hyperlipidemia
 * injury
 * substance abuse
 * tumors- both genetic load in families and because of the environment
 * allergies-
 * Stress

Methods used

Dietary guidelines
 * consumption of variety of foods
 * reduction of fat especially animal
 * increase consumption of fibre foods
 * avoid too much sugar and salt
 * increase fluid intake and reduce excess alcohol consumption

Physical activity all the above improve blood pressure and lowers body fat
 * walking
 * domestic duties

Smoking-complete cessation is best,reduces majority of common ailments eg cancer,CV disease, chronic respiratory disease

Vaccination-prevents some infections that lead to chronic diseases eg HBV-HCV-chirosis and hemangio cell carcinoma,HPV-cervical cancer

Screening-cheap method and available to all if not most easy eg-colorectal cancer-fecal occult blood testing, breast cancer-mamography, cervical cancer-PAP smear
 * cheap
 * high specificity
 * ability in early detection

References
 * 1)  BENCKO, V., et al.  Epidemiology, educational texts for students 1 Charles University Medical Faculty, Prague.  second release. Prague: Charles University in Prague - Karolinum, 2002. 168 p  ISBN 80-246-0383-7.