Which activity best represents primary prevention for a new school year?

Which activity best represents primary prevention for a new school year?

• A. Lobbying for funding health promo classes
• B. Organizing program to promote skateboard safety
• C. Teaching class about risks of cigarette smoking
• D. Screening for existing illnesses

Answer: (B)

Primary prevention aims to prevent health problems before they occur. Organizing a program to promote skateboard safety fits this idea perfectly because it proactively reduces the risk of injuries by teaching safe practices, providing protective gear, and establishing guidelines before any harm happens as students start the new school year. The other options involve actions that are either about enabling prevention in general (lobbying for funding) or addressing problems after they exist (screening for illnesses, which is secondary prevention), or focus on raising awareness about risks (which is preventive but not as concrete a preventive program tied to the new school year as a targeted safety initiative).

Primary prevention aims to prevent health problems before they occur. Organizing a program to promote skateboard safety fits this idea perfectly because it proactively reduces the risk of injuries by teaching safe practices, providing protective gear, and establishing guidelines before any harm happens as students start the new school year. The other options involve actions that are either about enabling prevention in general (lobbying for funding) or addressing problems after they exist (screening for illnesses, which is secondary prevention), or focus on raising awareness about risks (which is preventive but not as concrete a preventive program tied to the new school year as a targeted safety initiative).