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An Epidemiological Perspective of Individual and Population Health Risk Prevention

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Abstract

Several distinct but intrinsically related sections are discussed from an epidemiological standpoint including the epidemiology of risks, individual versus population risks, intervention and prevention. A number of specific risk factors identified in published research are considered and categorized for either individual or population-level effect. Risk factor assessment, with an emphasis on the concept of risk level among individuals through their life span is specified, with a focus on consumption patterns. The efficacy of prevention is evaluated among intervention approaches, with case studies provided for context.

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Bench, M.L., Vredenburgh, M.J., Zackowitz, I.B., Vredenburgh, A.G. (2018). An Epidemiological Perspective of Individual and Population Health Risk Prevention. In: Arezes, P. (eds) Advances in Safety Management and Human Factors. AHFE 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 604. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60525-8_37

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