Abstract
The US health care delivery system has undergone dramatic change in recent years. Multiple societal factors are seen as responsible for this evolution. Quite apparent is a shift from an individual to a community focus on health care delivery. As a result, health education/promotion strategies with a community focus have become more important to today's health care practitioners, including physical therapy professionals. Adopting a community health education approach will expand the roles of physical therapy professionals, improve the effectiveness of physical therapy services, and positively influence patient outcomes. Physical therapy professionals, however, appear ill equipped to serve as community health educators. The purposes of this article are to describe contemporary community health education, to relate contemporary community health education to physical therapy practice, and to propose strategies to prepare physical therapy professionals as community health educators.
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