Author Question: Using either the public health model or the Institute of Medicine classification, describe in ... (Read 88 times)

roselinechinyere27m · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Using either the public health model or the Institute of Medicine classification, describe in general terms three different kinds of prevention programs. These are differentiated mainly by the people at whom they are targeted.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Discuss the goals and approaches that distinguish drug education programs from drug prevention programs.

What will be an ideal response?

amandalm · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary; or Universal, Selective, Indicated. In each case, the first reaches a broad audience, the others are more targeted.

Answer to Question 2

Drug education aims at providing balanced and complete information about drugs and is evaluated by whether the students know this information. Drug prevention programs aim at preventing drug use or abuse, and may be one-sided. Evaluations are based on follow-up surveys of whether students have started using or increased their use of cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana, etc.