Cultural diversity integration involves recognition of client differences, which may include race, gender, culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, educational attainment, religious affiliation, or other factors and active incorporation of knowledge of these factors into nursing care. Health promotion is based on knowledge and understanding of laws of health and the active choice of improvement of personal health habits. Resources and skills must be developed so that current health is maintained or a higher level of health can be achieved. Prevention of Disease Associated with behaviors which assist at-risk individuals or aggregates in avoiding development of or complications related to specific conditions. Primary prevention relates to protection against specific health problems, with the focus on increasing a person s resistance to specific illness.
Secondary prevention involves early identification of and prompt intervention for health problems.
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