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RODRIGUEZ MENDEZ, Mariela  y  ECHEMENDIA TOCABENS, Belkis. The prevention in health: possibility and reality. Rev Cubana Hig Epidemiol [online]. 2011, vol.49, n.1, pp.135-150. ISSN 1561-3003.

INTRODUCTION: Prior studies demonstrate that disease prevention yet it is not to be worthy of the expectancies, mainly concerning actions of psychological guidances developed by health professionals. OBJECTIVE: To think about the necessity of perfecting the preventive chore of the health professionals. METHODS: To reflect on the need of improve the preventive tasks of health professionals. CONCLUSIONS: In health professionals there is a favorable attitude to diseases prevention, but it is necessary a greater and better training in the social sciences contributions to medical and health sciences. RECOMMENDATIONS: To redefine the concept of prevention of illnesses in the light of the accumulated knowledge and the experiences developed in the Social Sciences.

Palabras clave : Prevention; psychosocial prevention; behavior change; social representation; primary health care.

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