Table 1.

Definitions and Examples of Health Promotion, Health Protection, and Disease Prevention

Levels of prevention	Health promotion	Health protection	Disease prevention
Definition	Encouragement of activities that facilitate healthy living and well-being	Safeguarding the public's health against external threats	Assessment of health risks and development of interventions that halt disease progression
Example interventions	Primal and primordial prevention- Physical activity guidelines- High-quality and safe housing	Primary prevention- Emergency preparedness- Communicable disease control	Secondary prevention- Cancer and other disease screenings- Chemoprophylaxis