Abstract
The public health approach has been adopted by the World Health Organization as a conceptual framework for the prevention of family violence. 2. The public health approach has four key steps: (a) problem description/public health surveillance; (b) risk and protective factor research; (c) preventive intervention development and evaluation; and (d) broad implementation of effective prevention programmes. 3. Public health intervention can be categorized into three levels of prevention: primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention. 4. Preventive strategies can be classified as universal, selective, or indicated. 5. The social ecological model of family violence conceptualizes the risk factors at four levels: the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Preventing Family Violence |
| Subtitle of host publication | A Multidisciplinary Approach |
| Publisher | Hong Kong University Press, HKU |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789888083787 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
