FRHD 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Dental Caries, Childhood Obesity, Tooth Enamel

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Susan Chuang

Document Summary

Chapter 5: early childhood body and mind. This can include clothes, food, bedtime routines, and so on. Primary prevention: actions that change overall background conditions to prevent some unwanted event or circumstance, such as injury, disease, or abuse. Secondary prevention: actions that avert harm in a high-risk situation, such as stopping a car before it hits a pedestrian or installing traffic lights at dangerous intersections. Tertiary prevention: actions, such as immediate and effective medical treatment, that are taken after an adverse event (illness, injury or abuse, etc. ) occurs and that are aimed at reducing the harm or preventing disability. Myelination: the process y which axons become coated with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds the transmission of nerve impulses from neuron to neuron. Preservation: the tendency to preserve in, or stick to, one thought or action for a long time.