This document discusses ways that society addresses health problems and things individuals can do to promote health in their community. It outlines four ways society addresses health issues: through medical advances, technology, public policy, and education. It also lists three things individuals can do to promote health issues: advocate for issues by volunteering or promoting causes, get their point across through public service announcements or posters, and make sure to be informed and know their audience.

1. Section 3 Health in Your Community
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• What are some things people in your community are
doing to promote and enhance the public’s health?
• Public Health-the practice of promoting and
improving the health of people in a community.
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2. Section 3 Health in Your Community
Key Ideas
• Describe four ways society addresses health
problems.
• List three ways you can promote an issue to improve
the health of others.
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Four Ways Society Addresses Health
Problems
• Medical Advances
• Conducting medical research
• Technology
• Use computers and lasers
• Public Policy
• Taxes on cigarettes and no smoking bans
• Advertising laws for alcohol and tobacco
• Congress uses tax dollars for medical research
• Education
• Requiring health education
• Community agencies- Red Cross
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4. • Be an Advocate! To advocate is to speak or act in
support of something.
• Volunteer at a clinic
• Take meals to the elderly
• Promote health issues at school
• Train for a career in a health field
• Set a good example through your behavior
Section 3 Health in Your Community
What You Can Do
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5. Section 3 Health in Your Community
What You Can Do
• Get Your Point Across
• Public Service Announcement (PSA)
• Create posters
• Be Informed
• Know Your Audience
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6. Chapter 1
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