The "top-down" attitude leads people to feel they have no power or control. This implies:

1. Placing responsibility for health behavior on the individual
2. The community taking sole responsibility for health behaviors.
3. Victim blaming for health behavior
4. Blaming local officials for poor policy making


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The "top-down" attitude implies that the community is responsible for health behavior.

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