Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2021 Jan;22(1):1-6.
doi: 10.1007/s11121-020-01190-8. Epub 2020 Nov 13.

Introduction to the Special Issue on "Promoting a Culture of Prevention: an International Perspective"

Hanno Petras  1 , Moshe Israelashvili  2 , Brenda Miller  3
Affiliations
Editorial

Introduction to the Special Issue on "Promoting a Culture of Prevention: an International Perspective"

Hanno Petras et al. Prev Sci. 2021 Jan.

Abstract

The primary goal of this special issue is to showcase novel, theory-driven, creative, and rigorous contributions to our understanding of the existence and development of a culture of prevention and readiness to prevent. The term "culture of prevention" is neither a set of practical guidelines nor a leading theory. Instead, it is a multidimensional term representing the general orientation and readiness of a group of people (be it a family, community, school, organization, nation, etc.) to deal with problems using a preventive, rather than a reactive, approach. The COVID-19 pandemic creates an opportunity for taking stock of the worldwide progress in creating a "culture of prevention." This special issue aims to stimulate this discourse by presenting six studies and three commentaries from international scholars focused on themes and approaches for creating a culture of prevention.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Comment on

References

    1. Bekker M, Ivankovic D, Biermann O. Early lessons from COVID-19 response and shifts in authority: Public trust, policy legitimacy and political inclusion. European Journal of Public Health. 2020;30(5):854–855. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa181. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Blumenthal A. A new definition of culture. American Anthropologist. 1940;42:571–586. doi: 10.1525/aa.1940.42.4.02a00040. - DOI
    1. Castro FG, Barrera M, Jr, Holleran Steiker LK. Issues and challenges in the design of culturally adapted evidence-based interventions. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology. 2010;6:213–239. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-033109-132032. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Chase PG. The emergence of culture. Berlin: Springer Science+ Business Media, Incorporated; 2006.
    1. Corsaro WA, Johannesen BO. The creation of new cultures in peer interaction. In: Valsiner J, Rosa A, editors. The Cambridge handbook of sociocultural psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2007. pp. 444–459.