Which of the following statements accurately reflect primordial prevention?

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Primordial prevention is a fairly new concept which has been added to the more traditional modalities of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.Primordial refers to the time frame before a risk factor develops and before disease occurs.Primordial prevention reflects policy-level interventions which will serve to prevent disease.Such prevention is typically implemented at the "national, state, or community" levels.Examples of primordial prevention would be state regulations which mandate healthy food for school-based lunch programs or regulations which call for the elimination of trans fats in commercial foods.By contrast, primary prevention are those interventions which are directed at the individual in the interest of preventing disease.Vaccinating an individual against disease would be an example of primary prevention as would be education and interventions (exercise, low fat, avoiding excess salt) aimed at preventing cardiovascular disease before it occurs.

Which of the Following Statements Accurately Reflect Primordial Prevention