• The salutogenic model emphasises maintaining wellness rather than just treating illness. This perspective is evident in modern healthcare facilities incorporating natural lighting and views of nature to reduce stress and promote healing.
• Traditional hospital designs often contradicted salutogenic principles with sterile, institutional environments focused on medical equipment and efficiency rather than patient wellbeing.
• Today’s facilities increasingly include communal spaces and gardens, recognising the importance of social connection in maintaining health. The Royal Children’s Hospital demonstrates this with its child-friendly environment.
• This evolution reflects growing recognition that healing environments actively contribute to health outcomes, though budget constraints still limit implementation in many facilities.

• D is correct as the “Move your way” campaign focuses on positive aspects of maintaining health (finding enjoyable activities) rather than avoiding disease.

Other options:

• A is incorrect because the campaign uses fear and negative consequences, contradicting the salutogenic focus on positive factors that maintain health.
• B is incorrect as early detection still represents a disease-focused approach rather than promoting factors that maintain health and wellbeing.
• C is incorrect because focusing on warning signs reflects a risk-and-illness orientation rather than the strengths-based approach of the salutogenic model.

• C is correct as the salutogenic model emphasises factors that maintain wellbeing rather than just treating illness, reflected in the service’s focus on creating positive, supportive environments that promote overall wellness.

Other options:

• A is incorrect because focusing primarily on identifying and treating disorders represents a more biomedical approach rather than salutogenic thinking.
• B is incorrect as medication compliance emphasis reflects a treatment-centred approach rather than the holistic wellness perspective of the salutogenic model.
• D is incorrect because prioritising crisis intervention over maintenance contradicts the salutogenic focus on sustained wellbeing rather than just addressing problems when they become severe.

*Cause-and-effect language that directly addresses the “How” (unofficial) keyword is bolded in the answer below.

• The salutogenic model focuses on factors that maintain health and wellbeing rather than on disease, emphasising how individuals use coping mechanisms despite stressful conditions. This occurs because the model recognises people’s inherent capacity for resilience.
• It employs strengths-based approaches by asking positive questions like “What keeps me healthy?” rather than focusing on risky behaviors to avoid. As a result, individuals identify their own protective factors which leads to more sustainable health behaviours.
• Health promotion strategies influenced by this model include the ‘Plan B’ drink-driving campaign which emphasises positive choices rather than negative consequences, and complementary health treatments used alongside traditional medicine.
• The model is also evident in healthcare facilities design, such as the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. This design creates child-friendly environments to promote relaxation and comfort while supporting physical and emotional wellbeing during treatment. As a direct result, children experience reduced anxiety which enables better outcomes.