title: Resources for providers to counsel patients about healthy lifestyles.
abstract: As part of the Healthy Hawaii Initiative professional education campaign, 14 focus groups were conducted across the state with primary care providers, staff and community leaders to determine what messages about healthy lifestyles work with patients in health care settings. Focus group members indicated that culturally sensitive and personalized messages, positive reinforcement, and teamwork are most effective in counseling patients.
authors.affiliation: Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center, John A. Burns School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: Kelley M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Withy
authors.forename: Shaun P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Berry
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D017144:Focus Groups; D006254:Hawaii; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style / Q000208:ethnology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016730:Program Development; D040241:Social Marketing