Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to report on gender differences in emergency
physicians with respect to their attitudes, knowledge, and practices concerning health …

In this article we describe health promotion practices of emergency physicians (EPs). A
survey was mailed to members of the West Virginia American College of Emergency …

Gender is a factor in the risk assessment for many diseases. It may also impact on the way in
which men assess their personal health or illness status and take action to prevent illness or …

As emergency physicians (EPs), part of our job will be to act as health advocates for
individual patients, specific patient populations and the general public. Health advocacy is a …

ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2012; 19: 313–317© 2012 by the Society for
Academic Emergency Medicine Abstract Objectives: The objective was to introduce a public …

Objective: To determine which preventive health information the emergency department
(ED) population (patients and visitors) would be most interested in having available to them …

Emergency department (ED) registered nurses (RNs) can help empower patients toward
greater well-being through health promotion and patient education (HPPE). The ED is often …

Abstract Objectives: Emergency departments (EDs) are increasingly proposed as high‐yield
venues for providing preventive health education to a population at risk for unhealthy …

In this opinion piece, Schofield and McClean report on the rationale for the potential for a
change in scope of practice for paramedics to provide health promotion. The authors outline …

There is a scarcity of research that addresses the sex difference of health concerns among
physicians. There has apparently been no research addressing the health problems of …