prevention programs
Stopping problems early
Prevention programs are organized efforts designed to stop problems before they occur—targeting issues like disease, crime, substance abuse, or teen pregnancy.
They typically involve education, intervention, and community outreach: The school district launched a bullying prevention program.
Such programs aim to reduce risk factors and promote protective behaviors rather than treat existing problems.
- fire safety educationInstruction on preventing burns
- drug educationInstruction about substance risks
- vaccinationAdministered immunity booster
- nutrition educationTeaching about healthy eating
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
child protection services · at-risk youth · early intervention · rehabilitation · drunk driving · therapy · screening programs · public health · safe sex · community outreach · healthcare costs · youth · immunization · wellness · workshops · risk reduction · peer pressure · early
- public healthimmunization, disease control, health education, epidemiology, community health
- Alcohol Awarenessalcohol education, alcohol abuse, alcoholism, underage drinking, teen drinking
- crime preventioncrime reduction, crime stoppers, crime hotspots, gang intervention, neighborhood watch
- mental health policymental health courts, involuntary commitment, crisis intervention, deinstitutionalization, community care
- Military Substance Abusesubstance abuse, alcohol abuse, drug testing, substance use disorder, addiction treatment
- school safetyschool safety, lockdown, lockdown drill, safe schools, fire drill
prevention programstreatment programs
Organized therapeutic intervention systems
damage control · rehabilitation programs · corrective measures · recovery programs · triage
prevention programsinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
neglect · doing nothing · willful ignorance · non-intervention · benign neglect
prevention programsharm reduction
Minimizing adverse outcomes pragmatically
palliative care · containment strategies · coping mechanisms