Abstract:
In the study of traffic medicine, readers need to have a basic understanding of the
meaning, boundaries, and branch of preventive medicine as well as concepts and theories
associated with preventive medicine, which forms the basis of traffic medicine in order to be
able to choose the best principles for treating any health issues. The purpose of this article is
to provide an overview of local and international preventive medicine works, various branches
of preventive medicine, and the main theories of the nature history of disease, preventive
strategies, epidemiologic triad, and spectrum of prevention as well as the applications in
traffic medicine. It then provides knowledge and understanding of the fundamental principles
of preventive medicine, which is the foundation for higher education in traffic medicine.
