Medical prevention: definition, goals, levels, stages, measures

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2020-12-02
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12
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2020

Professor K. Amlaev, MD Stavropol State Medical University

The article is devoted to the current field of public health – medical prevention of noncommunicable diseases (NCDS). Based on the analysis of scientific literature, the author describes the risk factors in their relationship and mutual influence, provides an interpretation of the stages of medical prevention with examples of their implementation. The paper reflects the strategies of medical prevention and its levels, as well as the forms and methods of work on the prevention of diseases. The importance of timely screening of non-communicable diseases was emphasized. The author notes the personal role of the doctor in the implementation of effective medical prevention.
Keywords: 
medical prevention
health promotion
prevention strategies

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