From the
Editor
Editor's Notes May/June 2008
A Billion Deaths from Tobacco
and Cuts in Tobacco Prevention Funding
The World Health Organization
released a report that concludes one billion
people will die globally from tobacco use in
this century,1 more than those who
will die from any other single cause. Have we
seen mobilization of funds to address this
scourge? Not in the United States. In fact,
funding for community tobacco programs continues
to be cut, and the decline in smoking rates in
the U.S. has stalled at 20.8% since 2004 after
seven straight years of decline.2
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The field of health promotion is entering its
fourth decade of existence. Programs are
established in business, community, clinical,
commercial fitness center and school settings.
Positive health outcomes are consistently
achieved. Cost reduction is common.
Nevertheless, the field has still not reached
consensus on the most effective methods.
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Definition of Health Promotion
"Health promotion is the science and art of helping
people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal
health. Optimal health is defined as a balance of
physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health.
Lifestyle change can be facilitated through a combination of efforts
to enhance awareness, change behavior and create environments that
support good health practices. Of the three, supportive
environments will probably have the greatest impact in producing
lasting change". (American Journal of Health Promotion,
1989,3,3,5)
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Physical |
Fitness.
Nutrition. Medical self-care. Control of substance
abuse. |
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Emotional |
Care for
emotional crisis. Stress Management |
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Communities.
Families. Friends |
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Intellectual |
Educational.
Achievement. Career development |
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Spiritual |
Love.
Hope. Charity. |
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