prevention

[Pre*ven·tion]

When an action stops something from happening, like assigning extra teachers to watch a playground during recess to prevent bullying, it's called prevention.

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The act of going, or state of being, before.

Noun
the act of preventing; "there was no bar against leaving"; "money was allocated to study the cause and prevention of influenza"


n.
The act of going, or state of being, before.

n.
Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought.

n.
The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting.

n.
Prejudice; prepossession.


Prevention

Pre*ven"tion , n. [Cf. F. pr'82vention.] 1. The act of going, or state of being, before. [Obs.]
The greater the distance, the greater the prevention.
2. Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes; hence, precaution; forethought. [Obs.] Hammond. Shak. 3. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action, access, or approach; thwarting. South.
Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention.
4. Prejudice; prepossession. [A Gallicism] Dryden.

The act of going, or state of being, before.

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Usage Examples

If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education.

It's about time we make the well-being of our young people more important than ideology and politics. As a country, we benefit from investing in their future by investing in teen pregnancy prevention.

America's health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness and prevention.

Today the demands are for even higher standards in the quality of care, for greater flexibility and convenience in treatment times, and for more prevention through screening and health checks.

Prevention is one of the few known ways to reduce demand for health and aged care services.

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Other Usage Examples

Over 120 Aboriginal communities run their own health services - some have been doing so for 30 years. They struggle with difficult medical problems. They also try to deal with counselling, stolen generations issues, family relationships, violence, suicide prevention.

Intervention for the prevention and control of osteoporosis should comprise a combination of legislative action, educational measures, health service activities, media coverage, and individual counselling to initiate changes in behaviour.

Since the reduction of risk factors is the scientific basis for primary prevention, the World Health Organization promotes the development of an integrated strategy for prevention of several diseases, rather than focusing on individual ones.

Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided, great progress in the treatment, cure, and prevention of disease can occur.

As a player, I was fortunate to work with coaching and medical staffs that underscored the importance of utilizing injury prevention exercises, which contributed to my healthy and long playing career.

The Dell Theory of Conflict Prevention argues that no two countries that are both part of the same global supply chain will ever fight a war as long as they are each part of that supply chain.

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