Analysis of Prevention Levels in Public Health: A Report

This report provides an overview of the levels of prevention in public health, focusing on primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies. The report highlights the importance of these levels in preventing diseases and promoting health. Primary prevention involves measures taken to prevent a disease or injury before it occurs, such as immunization and promoting healthy behaviors. Secondary prevention focuses on early detection and intervention, like health screenings. Tertiary prevention deals with managing existing conditions and preventing further complications, often involving rehabilitation and support services. The report emphasizes the interconnectedness of these levels and the importance of health education and appropriate medical interventions tailored to each level, referencing relevant literature such as Steinberger et al. (2016) and Deravin-Malone & Anderson (2016).

Running head: LEVELS OF PREVENTION 1
Levels of Prevention
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation

LEVELS OF PREVENTION 2
Primary prevention refers to the preventive measures that prevent any illness or injury from
occurring before the disease process starts. Taking regular exercises and immunization is one of
the examples. Secondary petitioners to all preventive measures that prompts early diagnosis and
early treatment of a disease or a sickness or injury to prevent occurrence of more severe
problems. This stage unlike the primary, the health educators like the health extension
practitioners could help people get the skills of detecting illnesses or diseases in the Early stage.
A very good example would be high blood pressure screening and self-examination of breasts.
On the other hand, terrairy prevention are the preventive measures that are aimed at
rehabilitation especially after a certain disease or illness. Also at this level, the service health
workers could work for retraining, education and rehabilitation of the individual’s wo have
already developed an impairment (Steinberger et al., 2016).
One common characteristic between the prevention levels is that they all aimed at preventing
diseases and it could be a great help in maximization of the gains from the promotive behavior.
For example, at the primary level, one could educate in practicing some of the behaviors or
injury before beginning if the disease. At the secondary level, the people could be advice to
visiting local health center. At tertiary level could be advice the individuals to take their
medication appropriately (Deravin-Malone & Anderson, 2016).
The levels of prevention will determine the kind of the education that the patients want. For
example, the primary prevention will be used in individuals who are vulnerable and are exposed
to certain harsh environment. Thus, they will require to have medication that will prevent disease
or injury.

LEVELS OF PREVENTION 3
References
Deravin-Malone, L., & Anderson, J. (2016). Chronic Care Nursing. Cambridge University Press.
Steinberger, J., Daniels, S. R., Hagberg, N., Isasi, C. R., Kelly, A. S., Lloyd-Jones, D., ... &
Urbina, E. (2016). on behalf of the American Heart Association Atherosclerosis,
Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young Committee of the Council on
Cardiovascular Disease in the Young: a scientific statement from the American
Heart Association [published online ahead of print August .... Circulation, 134,
e236-55.