Gerald J. August|Abigail H. Gewirtz
Moving Toward a Precision-Based, Personalized Framework for Prevention Science: Introduction to the Special Issue
University of Minnesota|University of Minnesota
goal special issue introduce prevention scientists emerging form healthcare called precision medicine approach integrates investigation mechanisms disease healthcompromising behaviors prevention treatment cure resolved level individual precision medicine derivative personalized prevention represents promising paradigm prevention science accounts response heterogeneity guides development targeted interventions may enhance program effect sizes successfully integrated prevention science research personalized prevention approach inform development decision support tools screening measures prescriptive algorithms enhance utility mobile health technologies enable practitioners use personalized consumer data inform decisions best type andor intensity prevention strategy particular individuals subgroups individuals special issue present conceptual articles provide heuristic framework precisionbased personalization prevention research empirical studies address research questions exemplary new generation precisionbased personalized preventive interventions focused childrens mental health behavioral health education