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preventive healthcare
UK/prɪˈvɛntɪv ˈhɛlθˌkeə/US/prɪˈvɛntɪv ˈhɛlθˌker/pre·VEN·tive HEALTH·care
Medical services and actions intended to prevent illness rather than treat it after it occurs.
Examples
“Investment in preventive healthcare can reduce long-term costs for the NHS.”
“Vaccination is one of the most effective preventive healthcare measures.”
“Access to preventive healthcare remains unequal between regions.”
Band 8 sentence
“Expanding preventive healthcare services, such as vaccinations and routine screenings, would alleviate pressure on hospitals in the long term.”
Collocations
- invest in preventive healthcare
- access to preventive healthcare
- preventive healthcare measures
Word family
Common mistakes
invest on preventive healthcare→invest in preventive healthcare
preventive health care (two words randomly)→preventive healthcare
Say it for a higher band
5basic health checks→6preventive medicine→7+preventive healthcare
Synonyms
preventive medicine
Easily confused
curative care
“Curative care for chronic conditions can be expensive if preventive healthcare is neglected.”
preventive medicine
“Preventive medicine programmes often include vaccinations and early screenings.”
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