Presidential promotion of health-related behaviors through words and example

This article addresses a topic that is part of the public consciousness yet is seldom explored in the public health literature: presidential promotion of health-related behaviors through words and example. The article explores the history of what some American presidents, as individuals, have convey...

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Published in:Military medicine 2013-04, Vol.178 (4), p.432-437
Main Author: Safran, Marc A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
19th century
20th century
American history
Epidemics
Exercise
Government Programs - history
Health Behavior
Health care
Health Promotion - history
Health services
History, 18th Century
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Infectious diseases
Military Medicine - history
Personal health
Politics
Presidents
Public health
Smallpox
Surgeons General
Tobacco
United States
Walking
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Summary:This article addresses a topic that is part of the public consciousness yet is seldom explored in the public health literature: presidential promotion of health-related behaviors through words and example. The article explores the history of what some American presidents, as individuals, have conveyed to the population about health through their own actions (presidential modeling of health behavior) and words. The nature of such messages and how they are received has changed with advances in technology and will likely continue to evolve.
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.7205/MILMED-D-12-00416