The Public Health Model is associated with which concept?

• A. Health Literacy Skills
• B. Health Care System Responsiveness
• C. Likelihood of Action
• D. Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention

Answer: (D)

The Public Health Model centers on preventing illness and promoting health across a population by intervening at different points in the disease process. This is best captured by the idea of prevention at multiple levels: primary prevention aims to stop diseases from occurring (like vaccination and health promotion), secondary prevention focuses on early detection to prevent progression (such as screening), and tertiary prevention aims to lessen the impact once a disease is present (rehabilitation and preventing complications). Because the Public Health Model organizes actions around preventing and mitigating health problems at these successive stages, it aligns exactly with the concept of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention.

Other options describe important health concepts, but they aren’t the framework most closely tied to the Public Health Model. Health Literacy Skills deal with individuals’ ability to obtain and use health information; Health Care System Responsiveness refers to how well the system meets patient needs; and Likelihood of Action relates to whether people will act on health information, a notion more typical of behavior-change theories than the public health prevention framework.