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Levels‌‌of‌‌Prevention:‌‌Lesson‌‌Plan‌ ‌
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Topic‌‌ ‌

Levels‌o ‌ f‌P ‌ revention.‌‌T ‌ here‌a ‌ re‌t‌ hree‌l‌evels‌o ‌ f‌d

‌ isease‌p
‌ revention‌i‌n‌p ‌ ublic‌‌
health.‌P ‌ rimary‌p ‌ revention‌a ‌ ims‌t‌ o‌s‌ top‌b ‌ ehaviors‌t‌ hat‌c‌ ause‌d ‌ isease‌t‌ hrough‌‌
education,‌l‌egislation,‌a ‌ nd‌v
‌ accinations.‌S ‌ econdary‌p ‌ revention‌i‌nvolves‌s‌ creening‌‌
to‌c‌ atch‌a‌ ‌d
‌ isease‌a ‌ s‌e
‌ arly‌a
‌ s‌p‌ ossible.‌T ‌ ertiary‌p ‌ revention‌i‌nvolves‌a ‌ ‌d
‌ octor‌a
‌ nd‌‌
patient‌m ‌ aking‌a ‌ ‌c‌ are‌p ‌ lan‌t‌ o‌s‌ low‌o‌ r‌s‌ top‌t‌ he‌p‌ rogression‌o ‌ f‌t‌ he‌d
‌ isease.‌‌ ‌

Possible‌s‌ ubjects/classes‌ ‌ Time‌n

‌ eeded‌‌ ‌

Public‌H
‌ ealth,‌B
‌ iology‌ ‌ 50-60‌m
‌ ins‌ ‌

Video‌l‌ink:‌‌ ‌

https://academy4sc.org/video/levels-of-prevention-our-lines-of-defense/‌ ‌

Objective:‌W
‌ hat‌w
‌ ill‌s‌ tudents‌k‌ now/be‌a
‌ ble‌t‌ o‌d
‌ o‌a
‌ t‌t‌ he‌e‌ nd‌o
‌ f‌c‌ lass?‌‌ ‌

Students‌w
‌ ill‌b
‌ e‌a ‌ ble‌t‌ o...‌ ‌
● Identify‌a ‌ nd‌e‌ xplain‌t‌ he‌t‌ hree‌l‌evels‌o ‌ f‌p
‌ ublic‌h
‌ ealth‌p ‌ revention‌ ‌
● Explain‌w ‌ hat‌b ‌ arriers‌e ‌ xist‌i‌n‌p
‌ reventing‌d ‌ isease‌ ‌
● List‌t‌ heir‌o ‌ wn‌e‌ xamples‌o ‌ f‌p
‌ rimary,‌s‌ econdary,‌a ‌ nd‌t‌ ertiary‌p
‌ revention‌ ‌

Key‌C
‌ oncepts‌&
‌ ‌V
‌ ocabulary‌‌ ‌

Health‌o
‌ utcomes,‌p
‌ revention‌ ‌

Materials‌N
‌ eeded‌ ‌

Computer,‌W
‌ orksheet‌ ‌

Before‌y
‌ ou‌w
‌ atch‌‌ ‌

Class‌ ‌Discussion.‌ ‌Ask‌ ‌the‌ ‌class‌ ‌if‌ ‌they‌ ‌can‌ ‌think‌ ‌of‌ ‌a‌ ‌time‌ ‌where‌ ‌someone‌ ‌(a‌‌
parent,‌‌a‌‌teacher,‌‌etc.)‌‌tried‌‌to‌‌prevent‌‌them‌‌from‌‌doing‌‌something‌‌they‌‌believed‌‌
would‌‌be‌‌harmful‌‌to‌‌them.‌‌What‌‌did‌‌they‌‌say‌‌or‌‌do?‌‌Was‌‌it‌‌effective‌‌in‌‌convincing‌‌
them‌ ‌to‌ ‌change‌ ‌their‌ ‌behavior?‌ ‌Have‌ ‌them‌ ‌raise‌ ‌their‌ ‌hands‌ ‌to‌ ‌share‌ ‌this‌‌
information,‌a ‌ nd‌h
‌ ave‌a‌ ‌w
‌ hole‌c‌ lass‌d ‌ iscussion‌a ‌ bout‌t‌ hese‌i‌nterventions.‌ ‌

While‌y
‌ ou‌w
‌ atch‌‌ ‌
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1. Screening‌f‌ or‌b ‌ lood‌s‌ ugar‌c‌ orresponds‌t‌ o‌w‌ hich‌l‌evel‌o

‌ f‌p
‌ revention?‌ ‌
2. Why‌i‌s‌e
‌ arly‌p‌ revention‌p ‌ referred?‌ ‌
3. Why‌d‌ o‌w‌ e‌n
‌ eed‌t‌ o‌f‌ und‌p‌ ublic‌h
‌ ealth‌d
‌ epartments’‌p ‌ revention‌e ‌ fforts?‌ ‌

After‌y
‌ ou‌w
‌ atch/discussion‌q
‌ uestions‌‌ ‌

1. Do‌y ‌ ou‌t‌ hink‌t‌ hat‌m

‌ ore‌p ‌ rimary‌p ‌ revention‌e ‌ ducation‌s‌ hould‌t‌ ake‌p
‌ lace‌i‌n‌‌
school‌c‌ urriculum?‌W ‌ hy‌o ‌ r‌w
‌ hy‌n ‌ ot?‌ ‌
2. What‌a ‌ re‌s‌ ome‌w ‌ ays‌t‌ hat‌o‌ ur‌s‌ ociety‌c‌ an‌f‌ ocus‌m
‌ ore‌o‌ n‌p
‌ reventing‌‌
disease?‌ ‌
3. Do‌y ‌ ou‌t‌ hink‌m‌ edical‌r‌ esearch‌s‌ hould‌f‌ ocus‌m ‌ ore‌o
‌ n‌p
‌ rimary‌p‌ revention‌‌
or‌t‌ ertiary‌p ‌ revention?‌W ‌ hy?‌ ‌

Activity‌I‌deas‌‌ ‌

● Have‌ ‌students‌ ‌complete‌ ‌the‌ ‌worksheet‌ ‌in‌ ‌pairs.‌ ‌After‌ ‌students‌ ‌have‌‌
completed‌t‌ he‌w
‌ orksheet,‌h ‌ ave‌t‌ hem‌p
‌ resent‌o
‌ n‌t‌ heir‌d
‌ isease.‌ ‌
● Have‌ ‌students‌ ‌pick‌ ‌an‌ ‌unhealthy‌ ‌behavior‌ ‌such‌ ‌as‌ ‌tobacco‌ ‌use‌ ‌or‌ ‌poor‌‌
nutrition.‌ ‌Have‌ ‌them‌ ‌make‌ ‌a‌ ‌“primary‌ ‌prevention”‌ ‌powerpoint‌‌
presentation‌‌that‌‌educates‌‌their‌‌classmates‌‌on‌‌the‌‌negative‌‌effects‌‌of‌‌that‌‌
behavior.‌ ‌

Sources/places‌t‌ o‌l‌earn‌m
‌ ore‌‌ ‌

1. “Picture‌o‌ f‌A
‌ merica:‌P ‌ revention.”‌U‌ nited‌S ‌ tates‌C
‌ enter‌f‌ or‌D
‌ isease‌C ‌ ontrol‌,‌‌
2013,‌‌
www.cdc.gov/pictureofamerica/pdfs/picture_of_america_prevention.pdf.‌‌ ‌
2. Haseltine,‌W ‌ illiam‌A‌ .‌“‌ Underfunding‌P ‌ ublic‌H‌ ealth‌H‌ arms‌A ‌ mericans‌‌
Beyond‌C ‌ ovid-19.”‌F‌ orbes‌,‌F
‌ orbes‌M‌ agazine,‌2 ‌ 1‌O
‌ ct.‌2
‌ 020,‌‌
www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2020/10/21/underfunding-public-h‌
ealth-harms-americans-beyond-covid-19/?sh=11ac08c8419c.‌‌ ‌
3. “EPHO5:‌D ‌ isease‌P‌ revention,‌I‌ncluding‌E ‌ arly‌D‌ etection‌o ‌ f‌I‌llness.”‌‌World‌‌
Health‌O‌ rganization‌,‌W ‌ orld‌H‌ ealth‌O‌ rganization,‌‌
www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/Health-systems/public-health-services/‌
policy/the-10-essential-public-health-operations/epho5-disease-prevention,‌
-including-early-detection-of-illness2.‌‌ ‌