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 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. Reprint & Copyright © 2013 Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S.

Citation

Marc A Safran. Presidential promotion of health-related behaviors through words and example. Military medicine. 2013 Apr;178(4):432-7

PMID: 23707830

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