Promoting healthy behaviours - do we need to practice what we preach?

The UK faces a public health challenge arising from unhealthy behaviours. Some health care workers engage in the same unhealthy behaviours as the general population. This paper explores the issues arising from some primary care staff adopting unhealthy behaviours upon healthcare organisations, profe...

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Published in:London journal of primary care 2015-11, Vol.7 (6), p.112-114
Main Author: While, Alison E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
alcohol
behaviour change
doctors
health behaviours
nurses
obesity
Opinion and Debate
Other
physical activity
Public health
smoking
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Summary:The UK faces a public health challenge arising from unhealthy behaviours. Some health care workers engage in the same unhealthy behaviours as the general population. This paper explores the issues arising from some primary care staff adopting unhealthy behaviours upon healthcare organisations, professional practice and patient perceptions in terms of the promotion of health in the primary care setting.
ISSN:1757-1472
1757-1480
DOI:10.1080/17571472.2015.1113716