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Volume 7, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Community Med Health Educ, an open access journal
ISSN:2161-0711
Medical Sociology 2017
September 25-26, 2017
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HEALTH BEHAVIOR: INSPIREYOURSELF FIRST, THEN THEWORLD
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ealthcare is overwhelmingly devoted to disease intervention rather than prevention, yet so much of what we treat is
preventable. Healthcare professionals in all fields advise their communities on changing unhealthy behavior, yet often
do not fully practice what they preach. If your own health habits are poor, or lack motivation to improve yourself, your ability
and desire to inspire patients is minimized. For example, patients tend to ignore weight reduction information from an obese
clinician. We need to inspire personal goals and find our unique enthusiasm for a healthy lifestyle. Changing behavior doesn't
have to be difficult, it's just difficult to maintain. Negative visualization is an intense behavior modification tool that can place
you in an emergency room “near-death experience” to emphasize the reality of the risks we ignore, before it's too late.
Biography
Frank Rasler is an Atlanta emergency physician with 30 years of clinical care. He is experienced in behavior modification and disease prevention, with training at Emory
University and the C.D.C. in Atlanta. Motivating healthy behavior during a brief patient encounter has been a focus of his patient care.
drrasler@gmail.comFrank Rasler
Dekalb Medical Centre, USA
Frank Rasler, J Community Med Health Educ 2017, 7:4 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-026