An example of a technique for health promotion is
a. a client who exercises five times a week.
b. local supermarkets expanding the availa-bility of fresh fruits and vegetables.
c. teaching a teenager how to choose heal-thier foods at fast-food restaurants.
d. information about the relationship of die-tary intake and diet-related disorders.
C
Health promotion consists of strategies that are designed to bring about a change in health, such as teaching a teenager how to choose healthier fast foods. Exercising regularly contributes to wellness, but is not bringing about a change in health unless this is a change in behavior. A wider availability of fresh produce does not promote health, unless the supermarket uses specific strat-egies to encourage their consumption. Information about the relationship between nutrients and disease is simply information unless it is used to promote behavior change.
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