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Community Pharmacy's Role in Promoting Healthy Behaviours
Author(s) -
Joyce Andrew W,
Sunderland V Bruce,
Burrows Suzanne,
McManus Alexandra,
Howat Peter,
Maycock Bruce
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy practice and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2055-2335
pISSN - 1445-937X
DOI - 10.1002/j.2055-2335.2007.tb00657.x
Subject(s) - pharmacy , medicine , community pharmacy , promotion (chess) , context (archaeology) , health promotion , psychological intervention , community health , nursing , project commissioning , pharmacy practice , public relations , family medicine , publishing , public health , political science , paleontology , politics , law , biology
Many have commented on the potential of community pharmacy as a health promotion setting, due to accessibility, high level of use, and the respect afforded to pharmacists. Community pharmacy could be a setting through which to address risk and protective health behaviours relevant to Australia's National Health Priority Areas. However, apart from some studies on smoking cessation, there is scant evidence on its involvement in other healthy behaviours. This paper discusses how to increase research and interventions on healthy behaviours in community pharmacy. This includes placing community pharmacy's role within a broader health promotion context, expanding community expectations of pharmacists, and addressing barriers to performing a health promotion role.