title: Regulating personal behavior: health promotion's goal.
abstract: Life-style patterns can adversely influence the incidence of chronic diseases, disability, and premature death in the United States. Environmental and behavioral risk factors are, however, amenable to modification by personal behavioral change. Social and political values, economic considerations, and the character of the American political system present both major obstacles and bases for optimism that these changes will be effected.
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001519:Behavior; D005102:Health Expenditures / Q000639:trends; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D012306:Risk; D014481:United States