More assorted quotes, statistics, and tidbits found in the printed version of Lifelines. He has significantly influenced legislation with regard to public health policy and has held numerous teaching positions at universities worldwide. A ward for Public Service from the American Psychological Association in 1993. In 1997 he was given the Lifetime Achievement Award in Applied Preventive Psychology. Albee remains very active in his work and lives with his wife in Longboat Key Florida.
Prevention is the act of stopping or hindering something from happening.
True primary prevention deals with people who show no overt signs of having a disorder. You look for people who are high risk, and you do things in advance in order to reduce the probability tat they will develop a particular disorder. It is very similar to immunizations. I am ordered because of my age to get a flu shot every fall. It is not because I have any symptoms of the flu, but because I am in a high risk group.