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Riportella explains how does a family perspective lead to different solutions for creating health and describes a well-established model of the family's role in health. FCS professional are involved in working with individuals and communities in fostering good health, and families help individuals learn how to appraise an illness and how to reduce risk and engage in healthy behaviors.
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An Action Plan for Fcs: Putting the Family Perspective Into Healthcare
Family and consumer sciences (FCS) professionals often are called upon to work with groups that are seeking to create healthier communities. This article offers an expanded perspective on what it means to include a family focus in these discussions and it answers the question, How does a family perspective lead to different solutions for creating health? A well-established model of the family's role in health is described. The basic tenet underlying this model is that behaviors and attitudes learned in families of origin and then carried forward into our current fam...
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