When assessing risk, implementing prevention strategies, or initiating a population-based prevention program, other diabetes risk factors should be taken into account.
The introduction of an individual- and population-based prevention program likely contributed to improvements in cholesterol and BP among middle-aged inhabitants of Västerbotten County, Sweden, between 1991 and 2010.
Whereas AlcoholEdu for College is advertised as a population-level prevention program for use with freshmen or the entire student body, AlcoholEdu for Sanctions specifically targets students who have been mandated to receive an alcohol intervention following a campus alcohol policy violation.
The SADPM score detects some 25% of kidney transplant patients with eight times the risk for NODAT, defining a target population for prevention programs.
Community health and population-based prevention programs with adequate quality assurance systems play a key role in this process.
It is evident that more population-based prevention programs are needed [ 33].
There is, however, little scientific evidence about successful population-based prevention programs in adolescents.
Furthermore, population-based prevention programs in Europe are generally free of charge, while individuals in the USA have to pay or get reimbursement through their insurance.
This study is the second in a series of prospective studies designed to enhance the science base for the use of xylitol in population-based prevention programs.
Population-based prevention programs initiated by GPs potentially contribute significantly to reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases or to identify treatable diseases at an early stage (disease prevention).
