Health education in u.s. Medical care settings: history and future prospects.
This article traces the extraordinary transfer of control over an increasingly broadly defined sphere of living known as "health" to medical institutions and personnel in the U.S.A.-and examines the role of federal policy and secular trends in shaping the future of medical care, Changes in the prevalence and quality of health education in these settings are described in relationship to these organizational structures, and the "leading edges" of health education in medical care are identified.
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Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D. C.