Primary prevention

• A. Decrease risk of injury/illness in health population
• B. Treat existing disease
• C. Manage impaired tissues
• D. Rehab after injury

Answer: (A)

Primary prevention aims to stop disease or injury from occurring in people who are currently healthy. It focuses on reducing risk in the healthy population through measures like immunizations, safety practices, and preventive health screenings before any illness develops. That’s why decreasing the risk of injury or illness in a healthy population is the best fit.

The other ideas describe actions taken after disease or injury has already begun: treating an existing disease targets those who are already ill (secondary prevention), and rehabilitation or managing impaired tissues focuses on restoring function after injury (tertiary prevention).