Preventive healthcare or preventative medicine consists of measures taken for disease prevention, as opposed to disease treatment. Just as health comprises a variety of physical and mental states, so do disease and disability, which are affected by environmental factors, genetic predisposition, disease agents, and lifestyle choices. 

Preventative medicine is also a unique medical specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).

 

Preventive medicine focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, disability, and death…This is a corner-stone of our Alpha Research approach…While we participate in research studies, our goal is to support the prevention of disease and illness for each of our patients and increase and improvement total health and well-being.