A school nurse wants to decrease the incidence of obesity in elementary school children.Which of the following describes a secondary prevention intervention that the nurse could implement?

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Secondary prevention refers to interventions that increase the probability that a person with a condition will have the condition diagnosed early.Health screenings are the mainstay of secondary prevention.Weighing students and assessing whether the weight is higher than recommended will allow for early intervention so that obesity may be avoided.Giving a presentation and designing a game are both examples of primary prevention.Placing overweight students on a diet is an example of tertiary prevention.

A School Nurse Wants to Decrease the Incidence of Obesity