History GCSE
public health campaigns
What public health campaigns means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of public health campaigns
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Efforts focusing on prevention through lifestyle changes and genetic screening rather than just treating symptoms.
Topics that use public health campaigns
- Option 11: c1900–present: Medicine in modern Britain - 1 Ideas about the cause of disease and illness (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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