Disease prevention comprises the coordinated strategies and interventions intended to avert the onset, progression and recurrence of illness rather than to treat it after it occurs. It is conventionally organised into primary prevention, which reduces exposure to risk factors through immunisation, healthy behaviours…
Disease prevention comprises the coordinated strategies and interventions intended to avert the onset, progression and recurrence of illness rather than to treat it after it occurs. It is conventionally organised into primary prevention, which reduces exposure to risk factors through immunisation, healthy behaviours and environmental measures; secondary prevention, which detects disease early through screening to enable timely treatment; and tertiary prevention, which limits complications and disability in established disease. The approach rests on identifying and modifying risk factors, including diet, physical activity, tobacco use and environmental and infectious exposures, and on health promotion, surveillance and timely clinical action. Research grounded here spans the prevention and control of communicable and non-communicable disease, including paediatric diabetes trends, cardiovascular-disease knowledge and practices, mathematical modelling of infectious-disease transmission and intervention, the role of nutrition and epigenetics, the impact of emerging infections such as COVID-19 in rural settings, and the shift toward personalised and customised approaches to medication and nutrition. Core methods include epidemiological assessment, behavioural and community interventions, vaccination and screening programmes, and evaluation of population-level impact. The journal publishes peer-reviewed studies on preventive strategies across the disease spectrum, integrating epidemiology, public-health practice, nutrition and clinical care to reduce the burden of avoidable illness.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
The 12 articles above have been cited 30 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Disease Prevention, linking to each citing work.