PSYC 3170 Chapter 6: Chapter 6 Reading 5
20 Sep 2017
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Ch. 6 october 19: programs for health promotion, methods for promoting health. People who want to lead healthful lives need information, they need to know what to do and when, where, and how to do it. One source of health information is the mass media which is tv, radio, newspaper, and magazines to promote health by presenting warnings and information. Another source of health promotion information is the computer, particularly the internet. A third source of health promotion information is medical settings, particularly physicians" offices. Advantages: many individuals visit a physician at least once a year and they respect health care workers as experts. Disadvantages: medical personnel have tight schedules, feel a lack of expertise to help, and worry that they may be intruding in patients" personal lives. Medical professionals now have another avenue for providing health promotion information such as forms of cancer, estimates of their chances, and undergo testing.
