Health promotion--keeping people out of the hospital.
Health promotion is finding a place in the community hospital. This article discusses the need for commitment to health promotion as an ongoing program and not a publicity campaign. Examples of successful programs, principles of good practice, and the benefits of providing the community with information are presented.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D012941:Social Responsibility; D014481:United States