What is epidemiological primary prevention of disease?
Primary prevention is one of the most important aspects of public health. Primary prevention refers to eliminating the occurrence of disease before it ever happens in the first place. As one could imagine, primary prevention is one of the most effective forms of prevention. After the disease occurs, then other types of prevention are relevant. But, often, those forms of prevention are much more expensive and much more costly than primary prevention. Public health and epidemiology has made great strides in terms of its contributions to primary prevention.
