History B Schools History Project GCSE
Preventative medicine
What Preventative medicine means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Preventative medicine
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Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Preventative medicine in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: OCR
A proactive government approach in the modern era, shown by initiatives such as the Change4Life campaign and the 2018 sugar tax on soft drinks.
Topics that use Preventative medicine
Related terms
- Beliefs and treatments
- Cultural beliefs and scientific progress
- Cultural shifts in science and religion
- Diet and nutrition
- Disease and infection
- Economic conditions
- Economic development and industrialisation
- Environmental pollution
Using Preventative medicine in the exam
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