title: Wellness general of the United States: a creative approach to promote family and community health.
abstract: This article offers a creative approach to promote family and community health, beginning with the conversion of the office of Surgeon General of the United States into the Wellness General of the United States. The content ranges from federal initiatives to promote quality health research to individuals and families who will be the beneficiaries at medical clinics and community health programs. The proposal recommends changes to institutions and policies, including junk food taxes, the National Institutes of Health, the United States Preventive Services Task Force, the Healthy People 2010 initiative, the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set, the Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee, state health mandates, local health plans, community medical clinics, and community health programs. The goal is to stimulate ideas and actions among policymakers, researchers, practitioners, educators, and students.
authors.affiliation: Wellness and Gerontology, Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000329:Advertising; D003153:Community Health Services; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D004032:Diet; D005192:Family Health; D005502:Food; D005544:Forecasting; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D006278:Medicare; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D011314:Preventive Health Services; D013660:Taxes; D014481:United States