Violence Prevention in the Primary Care Setting

Violence prevention in the primary care setting: a program for pediatric residents.

OBJECTIVE To measure the effect of a violence prevention program on pediatric residents' violence prevention guidance during well-child visits. DESIGN Prospective study of an educational intervention. SETTING Inner-city tertiary care hospital and satellite site. PARTICIPANTS Pediatric residents. INTERVENTIONS A 2(1/2)-hour violence prevention program, consisting of an introductory talk,...

Violence prevention--a primary care approach.

Fluoride use in caries prevention in the primary care setting.

Dental caries remains the most common chronic disease of childhood in the United States. Caries is a largely preventable condition, and fluoride has proven effectiveness in the prevention of caries. The goals of this clinical report are to clarify the use of available fluoride modalities for caries prevention in the primary care setting and to assist pediatricians in using fluoride to achieve m...

Prevention and Detection of Melanoma in the Primary Care Setting

In the United States, melanoma incidence rates are rising faster than for all other preventable or “early detectable” cancers. Early recognition and treatment of thin cutaneous melanoma have contributed to a decreased case-fatality rate over the past 50 years, but many at-risk Americans have yet to be screened. Primary prevention is directed to educating the public and health care providers to ...

Preventing violence in the health care setting.

Once considered safe havens, health care institutions today are confronting steadily increasing rates of crime, including violent crimes such as assault, rape and homicide. As criminal activity spills over from the streets onto the campuses and through the doors, providing for the safety and security of all patients, visitors and staff within the walls of a health care institution, as well as o...