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Preventative Medicine

Meaning

The clinical discipline focused on protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and well-being, and preventing disease, disability, and premature death. This proactive medical approach encompasses primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies, utilizing health education, screening programs, and targeted interventions. In hormonal health, preventative medicine emphasizes lifestyle modification and early detection of endocrine imbalances to mitigate long-term chronic disease risk.