A particular state implemented a comprehensive smoking cessation program with the money it received in a settlement with large tobacco companies. With respect to such chronic conditions as lung cancer and emphysema, the program is an example of ______ prevention.
A) primary
B) secondary
C) tertiary
D) social

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Primary prevention aims to prevent disease or injury before it ever occurs. This is done by preventing exposures to hazards that cause disease or injury, altering unhealthy or unsafe behaviors that can lead to disease or injury, and increasing resistance to disease or injury should exposure occur. A smoking cessation program is an example of primary prevention because it seeks to prevent the onset of diseases related to smoking by eliminating the behavior of smoking itself.

A Particular State Implemented a Comprehensive Smoking Cessation Program with the Money