Encourage healthy behaviours

Encourage the adoption of healthy behaviours such as exercise, a healthy diet, oral hygiene, health checks and preventative medical screenings.

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encourage behaviours that enhance health
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encourage behaviours that protect health
encourage adoption of behaviours that protect health
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promote adoption of behaviours to protect health
encourage adoption of healthy behaviours
promote healthy behaviours
advocate adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviours

skill/competence

occupation-specific

Encourage healthy behaviours is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Health psychologist: Health psychologists deal with the various aspects of health related behaviour of individuals and groups, by helping individuals or groups prevent illness and promote healthy behaviours by also providing counseling services. They perform tasks for the development of health promotion activities and projects on the basis of psychological science, research findings, theories, methods and techniques. They also engage in research about health related issues to influence public policy on health care issues.

Encourage healthy behaviours is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

References

1. Encourage healthy behaviours – ESCO