Specific practices for the prevention of disease or mental disorders in susceptible individuals or populations. These include HEALTH PROMOTION, including mental health; protective procedures, such as COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; and monitoring and regulation of ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS. Primary prevention is to be distinguished from SECONDARY PREVENTION and TERTIARY PREVENTION.
    

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World report on violence and health : summary.

Preventive nutrition : the comprehensive guide for health professionals / Adrianne Bendich, Richard J. Deckelbaum, editors.

Public policy and the challenge of chronic noncommunicable diseases / Olusoji Adeyi, Owen Smith, Sylvia Robles.

Promoting health, preventing disease : the economic case / edited by David McDaid, Franco Sassi and Sherry Merkur.

Foods to fight cancer / Richard Béliveau and Denis Gingras.

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World report on violence and health : summary.

Preventive nutrition : the comprehensive guide for health professionals / Adrianne Bendich, Richard J. Deckelbaum, editors.

Public policy and the challenge of chronic noncommunicable diseases / Olusoji Adeyi, Owen Smith, Sylvia Robles.

Promoting health, preventing disease : the economic case / edited by David McDaid, Franco Sassi and Sherry Merkur.

Foods to fight cancer / Richard Béliveau and Denis Gingras.