Target Behaviors to Promote

The behaviors you should promote fall into two basic categories:

  • Wise medical behaviors: preventative measures, cost-effective choices of health professionals and prescription drugs, and prescription drug compliance.
  • Healthy lifestyle behaviors: healthy eating, physical activity, nurturing relationships, proper rest and sleep, substance abuse free, and proper stress prevention/relief.

While your exact list of wise medical behaviors depends on your health benefits and coverage, this diagram accurately summarizes the healthy lifestyle behaviors that every health program should promote:

Health Basics Continuum