Posts Tagged 'Prevention'

The Disconnect between Patient Expectations and Physician Actions

Oct 16

Patients wish their physicians would communicate with them in between visits, but most say that their physicians don’t, according to a study by Varolii that highlights the disparity between patient expectations for preventative care and physician actions. Half of the adults surveyed said they felt that communication (such as tips, reminders and encouragement) from their [...]

The National Prevention Strategy: A Piece of the Recovery Pie?

Jun 17

We, as Americans, find ourselves living in a time of astounding debt– $14.3 trillion to be exact. Many Americans are worried about their own financial future and freedom as well as the fiscal outlook of our country. As the Administration scrambles to find a solution, parties are further divided over the ‘best’ way to help [...]

Q&A with Nutrition Counselor Vaughn Gray

Oct 14

In social marketing theory, the Ecological Model of Health Behavior is a framework that describes how individual beliefs and behaviors occur within a societal context. Therefore health promotion can often times be effective through changing the social environment that individuals or masses live within. With this, there is still much to be said about individual [...]