Vient ensuite la question de la prévention. Olivier Geffard, directeur de recherche de l'unité RiverLy a pour mission la surveillance chimique des milieux aquatiques, “dans l'objectif de s'assurer du maintien de la santé des écosystèmes aquatiques”. Cette surveillance repose sur la mesure des taux de micropolluants (hydrocarbures, pesticides, etc.) sur certaines zones aquatiques, à l'aide de l'étude de l'intérieur des organismes vivants dans ces zones, qui concentrent les contaminants. “Cette approche du biologique permet une meilleure caractérisation de la contamination chimique de l'eau [par rapport à une analyse du taux de polluants dans un volume d'eau]”, explique Olivier Geffard.
Focusing more on lifestyle issues and their relationships with functional health, data from the Alameda County Study suggested that people can improve their health via exercise, enough sleep, spending time in nature, maintaining a healthy body weight, limiting alcohol use, and avoiding smoking.[22] Health and illness can co-exist, as even people with multiple chronic diseases or terminal illnesses can consider themselves healthy.[23]

The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) supports awardees in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Awardees include large and small cities and counties, tribes, tribal organizations, and national and community organizations. These awards support cross-cutting programs to prevent and control chronic diseases and improve community health. Find information below about current and past community health programs.
The Basic Health Program Blueprint is the form that states must use to make an official request for certification of a Basic Health Program as set forth in 42 CFR 600.110. The Blueprint is intended to collect the program design choices of the state and to provide a full description of the operations and management of the program and its compliance with the federal rules. 

