Exercise and diet play a role in the prevention of heart disease.
good crowd control is crucial to the prevention of riots
Recent Examples on the WebSuch treatments were commonly known, but by and large, prevention was not a thing.—Dr. Sharon Malone, TIME, 9 Apr. 2024 Jonathan Majors was sentenced to a 52-week domestic-abuse prevention program on Monday, after being convicted in December of recklessly assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024 The portable clinic is part of a cavity prevention program developed by NYU College of Dentistry and is being rolled out in Concord and two other New Hampshire districts.—Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024 In Maryland’s Montgomery County, the state’s largest school district, a truancy prevention program aims to encourage family relationship-building, not punishment.—Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024 The Department of Health Services is asking the state's powerful budget committee to use more resources from incoming opioid settlement funding on prevention programs in the fight against substances like fentanyl.—Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024 Read on to learn about vasovagal syncope, treatments, prevention, and more.—Madeleine Burry, Health, 3 Apr. 2024 This contrasts with California, where the only prescription treatments pharmacists can unilaterally dispense involve HIV prevention, smoking cessation, and birth control — all of which are also available from Colorado pharmacists.—Jeffrey Singer, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024 Progress continued in February, when City Council set aside $30 million over five years for crime prevention efforts.—Anna Spoerre, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
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