The American Council on Education is redesigning the GED tests to match the demands of today's job market. As of Jan. 1, 2014, GED students will take a new, more rigorous battery of tests, and qualifications for teachers are expected to keep pace with the new goals.
Preventive medications are those prescribed to prevent the occurrence of a disease or condition for. those individuals with risk factors, or to prevent the recurrence of a disease or condition for those. who have recovered, and do not include drugs used to treat an existing illness, injury or condition.
1 Preventive medicine, measures to prevent diseases or injuries rather than curing them or treating their symptoms. 2  Crime prevention, the attempt to reduce deter crime and criminals.  Hazard prevention, the process of risk study, elimination, and mitigation in emergency management.