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prevention
The totality of measures taken in advance to prevent something undesirable from happening, such as illnesses, accidents, or crime.
Regelmäßige Bewegung ist ein wichtiger Teil der Herz-Kreislauf-Prävention.
Regular exercise is an important part of cardiovascular prevention.
Nouns that end in '-tion' are always feminine (die). They often describe a process or an abstract concept and frequently come from Latin.
Die Prävention von Krankheiten ist ein zentrales Thema im Gesundheitswesen.
The prevention of diseases is a central topic in healthcare.
'Prävention' (prevention) is very often used as the second part of compound nouns to specify the area of prevention, e.g. 'Unfallprävention' (accident prevention), 'Suchtprävention' (addiction prevention), or 'Gewaltprävention' (violence prevention).
Die Schule bietet Kurse zur Gewaltprävention an.
The school offers courses on violence prevention.
To describe the purpose of measures, the structure 'zur Prävention von etwas (Dativ)' (for the prevention of something) is often used.
Diese Impfung dient zur Prävention von Infektionskrankheiten.
This vaccination serves to prevent infectious diseases.
provision / preventive care
Prävention and Vorsorge can both relate to health and dealing with future illnesses. Prävention aims to prevent or delay an illness, whereas Vorsorge also includes examinations for early detection. Use Prävention for measures intended to prevent an illness from developing, and Vorsorge for regular checkups.
Regelmäßige Bewegung ist ein wichtiger Teil der Prävention von Herzkrankheiten.
Regular exercise is an important part of preventing heart disease.
Bei der Vorsorge untersucht die Ärztin die Patientin frühzeitig auf Anzeichen einer Herzkrankheit.
As part of the preventive checkup, the doctor examines the patient early for signs of heart disease.
