A community health nurse is assigned to a village where an increase in hypertension cases has been observed. She organizes health screenings, provides dietary counseling, and refers detected cases for further management. Which level of prevention is primarily being applied in this scenario?
Secondary prevention through early detection and intervention
Levels of prevention: primordial (prevent risk factors), primary (prevent onset), secondary (detect disease early and intervene) and tertiary (limit disability from existing disease).
Screening the villagers for raised blood pressure, catching cases before symptoms, counselling on diet and referring detected cases for treatment is early detection and prompt intervention.
That matches secondary prevention; lifestyle education is primary, policy work is primordial, and rehabilitation is tertiary.
Hence, Secondary prevention through early detection and intervention.
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