Health Promotion and the Role of the Family Physicians

Health promotion is boosting individual’s well-being. Physicians who give counselling in health promotion can affect individuals’ health behaviours and enhance their well-being. However, it has been indicated that it becomes more difficult for physicians to offer reliable advice to patients if they do not comply with those pieces of advice themselves. Therefore, it is significant for physicians at first to evaluate their knowledge, attitude and behaviours in this subject, to identify their needs and increase their sophistication. In this paper, the concept of health promotion and the role of the family physicians were discussed.