Why Is Health Screening Considered a Secondary Level of Prevention

question 28

Multiple Choice

Why is health screening considered a secondary level of prevention?

• A)It distinguishes between populations at high risk for disease from those at low risk for disease.
• B)It identifies patients who may need intervention.
• C)It diagnoses many easily treated diseases.
• D)It promotes health and well-being.

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Definitions:

Structural Functionalism

An approach in sociology and anthropology which interprets society as a structure with interconnected parts designed to maintain its stability and functionality.

Conflict Perspective

A theory in sociology that views social life as a competition and conflict between groups for resources and power.

Biological Body

The physical and biological aspects of an organism, encompassing its physical structures and physiological systems.

Interconnected Characteristics

This refers to the aspects or attributes of something that are linked or related in such a way that they influence or affect each other.