Concepts

Tertiary Prevention

Citation Formats

General Reference

Health and Wellness Atlas. "Tertiary Prevention." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/tertiary-prevention.

APA Style

Health and Wellness Atlas. (n.d.). Tertiary Prevention. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/tertiary-prevention

BibTeX

@misc{healthandwellnessatlas-tertiary-prevention,
  author = {Health and Wellness Atlas},
  title = {Tertiary Prevention},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-health.interactiveatlas.org/concepts/tertiary-prevention},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Action taken to reduce the impact of an already established disease or injury, restoring function and preventing further complications through rehabilitation and disease management. It is the third of the three tiers of prevention, following primary and secondary prevention.

Facts

First Described Erathe subject's own account

1940s; coined within the levels of prevention framework developed by Hugh R. Leavell and E. Gurney Clark, which tertiary prevention extends to disability limitation and rehabilitation once disease is established. 1

Concept Class

Preventive care 2

Cross-Tradition Connections