[Behavior therapy as a new procedure in health education--recommendation for introducing behavior science into personal health services].
Recent efforts to integrate biomedical and behavioral science perspectives and techniques have revealed the creativity and efficacy of behavioral health approaches to health enhancement and disease prevention. There are expectations that behavioral medicine and behavioral health will be significant in approaches toward changing life style, improving patient's compliance with medical advice, and in rehabilitation. Three examples of actual practice of behavioral procedures in a public health center are studied-behavior therapies for obesity and hypercholesterolemia, and prompting of patient clinic utilization behavior by a letter of introduction. The importance of proper selection of target problems, staff training is emphasized. In conclusion, it is recommended that behavioral science and its techniques of assessment and treatment are incorporated into public health activities, especially in the field of health education.
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Fukuoka City Jonan Public Health Center.
D001521:Behavior Therapy; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012046:Rehabilitation