Last winter I delivered a lecture at the Center for D~ase Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. I During my stay there, I learned that CDC is broadening its horizons by becoming a national center for preventive medicine. Severaf years ago I suggested something very sirniiar. z At that time, my plan involved the establishment of an Institute for Health Care Systems Research, to be financed by insur...

Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Department of Preventive Medicine/Biostatistics and Medical Decision Making, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Gi...

Modern public health challenges require interdisciplinary solutions that integrate knowledge of human behavior and its complex relationship with the physical environment. Historically, this discourse was dominated by studies of hazards and other negative health consequences associated with human–environment interactions. However, growing evidence suggests that contact with green spaces (e.g., p...

Evolutionary theory predicts that once an individual reaches an age of sufficiently low Darwinian fitness, (s)he will have reduced chances of keeping cancerous lesions in check. While we clearly need to better understand the emergence of precursor states and early malignancies as well as their mitigation by the microenvironment and tissue architecture, we argue that lifestyle changes and preven...

This review presents many of numerous studies realized in the past century by Romanian researchers who contributed directly or indirectly to progress in animal anthrax specific prevention and imunological diagnosis of the disease. It is underlined Nicolae Stamatin’s great contribution; he obtained a new acapsulated and attenuated vaccinal strain of B. anthracis whose mass use led to a dramatica...

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE IN MEDICAL CARE. By Kurt Schwarz. (Pp 216. £2.50). London: H. K. Lewis, 1970. THE author of this book combines his appointment as Senior Lecturer in Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Leeds with those of Assistant Medical Officer to the City of Leeds and Consultant Physician to the United Leeds Hospitals. By virtue of these appointments he is in the u...

setting for prevention (9), (10); the general practitioner has frequent contact with the majority of a defined population, including those at risk. He or she is perceived as credible and trustworthy, communicates on a one to one basis with the patient and is supported by a primary care team. The potential for preventive medicine in general practice is beginning to be explored (11)?(15). Despite...

Introduction Preventive medicine is a unique medical specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties that employs a population-based approach to healthcare delivery. Physicians certified in preventive medicine often focus their disease prevention and health promotion efforts at both the individual and population levels. Preventive medicine physicians are uniquely trained in bo...