Glossary of Terms and Concepts
Biomedical Model of Health	Focuses on the biological and physiological factors of disease and illness
Harm Reduction	Aims to minimize the negative health, social, and legal impacts associated with drug use
Individual Level of Influence	The biological, behavioral, and psychosocial factors within an individual that influence health and disease
Interpersonal Level of Influence	The relationships, social dynamics, and ways of interacting between individuals, including family relationships, that influence health and disease
Macro Level of Influence	The policies, culture, norms, laws, and systems that exist across groups of people and institutions that influence health and disease
Primary Prevention	Approaches that aim to prevent disease conditions from developing
Secondary Prevention	Approaches that seek to identify a health condition as early as possible to halt or slow its progression
Socioecological Model of Health	Focuses on the interaction among the individual-, interpersonal-, and macro-level (e.g., community, social, and political) factors that influence disease and illness, and improve overall well-being
Structural Vulnerabilities	The intersecting structural and social factors (e.g., socioeconomic, political, racial, and cultural) that create and perpetuate inequalities, increase risk of experiencing negative health outcomes, and reduce opportunities for overall well-being
Tertiary Prevention	Approaches that strive to minimize acute negative consequences, such as death, among those who have a disease, while promoting recovery and the management of long-term effects to improve overall well-being