### prevention:

Cancer prevention
* aims to prevent cancer from ever developing.
* focuses on avoiding alcohol, tobacco, sun exposure, and dietary fat.
* is active measures to decrease cancer risk
  - attributed to the antioxidants contained in tea

Early prevention
* is the best way of controlling fleas and ticks.
* key in conquering abuse and domestic violence.

Fire prevention
* is everyone's responsibility
  - forest protection
  - intended to reduce sources of ignition
  - responsible for all fire and life safety inspections
* vital activity in a nursing home.

### prevention:

Injury prevention
* consists of the interventions that eliminate or reduce the likelihood of injury.
* has personal and social dimensions
  - social and personal dimensions
* is accident prevention.
* is an effective and affordable solution to keeping kids safe
  - essential component of emergency care, particularly for Canadian children
* is the best approach to safeguarding the lives of our nation's children
  - major reason for getting fit to ski
  - primary objective of sleepwalking management
* key factor in shoulder exercises.
* major public health issue.
* very important aspect of all sports.

Interception
* also plays a vital role in the fight against terrorism of all kinds.
* are catchs
* is prevention
* process whereby rainfall is retained by vegetation.

Nonproliferation
* are prevention.
* is hard, uphill work

### prevention:

Pollution prevention
* achieves the twin goals of resource conservation and environmental protection.
* can also help maintain the value of property
  - reduce or eliminate long-term liabilities and cleanup costs
* central theme in each industrial process that is examined.
* core practice for modern environmental management systems.
* growing program, which seeks ways to avoid creating wastes.
* guiding principle in all decontamination and demolition projects.
* includes source reduction, recycling, and reuse.
* is accomplished through changes in processes and materials used.
* is an alternative to pollution control
  - effective method of protecting the earth's valuable natural resources
  - idea whose time has come
  - analogous to preventive medicine
  - essential to reducing nonpoint source pollution
  - important for a variety of reasons
* is one element of sustainability
  - of many environmental protection tools
* is the best way to protect the environment
  - key to decreasing nonpoint source pollution
  - maximum feasible reduction of all wastes generated at production sites
* is the most effective approach to addressing the toxics crisis
  - way means to better protect their health
  - preferred method in the hierarchy of environmental practices
* is the reduction or elimination of discharges or emissions to the environment
  - pollution at the source
  - technique of eliminating waste generation before it occurs
* means source reduction.
* occupies the top rung of a hierarchy of environmental protection methods.
* particularly useful approach in agriculture.
* pro-active approach to creating a clean, healthy environment.
* reduces unwanted hazardous substances at their source.
* seeks to eliminate the causes of pollution rather than treating waste.
* stops creation of toxic wastes, rather than relying on waste management.
* strategy to eliminate material waste from being generated.
* works best when industry and government work together.

Primary prevention
* is designed to help prevent a woman's first heart attack
  - prevent a disease or condition from occurring in the first place
  - intended to help promote healthy development
* is the elimination of new cases of a disorder or problem
  - key to cost saving and avoidance of health problems in the workplace
* positive approach to reducing mortality and morbidity.
* refers to guidance given to persons with no known cardiovascular disease.

Prophylaxis
* is often inappropriate or given at the wrong time
* means disease prevention.