| PMC full text: | Published online 2013 Aug 20. doi: 10.1186/2045-709X-21-28
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Table 4
Meta-competency 3: health promotion and disease prevention*
| Required components | Identify areas for health improvement (that is, screen for disease and risk factors) |
| | Address appropriate hygiene (that is, advise on health behavior) |
| | Coordinate strategies with other providers. |
| | Identify public health issues relevant to patients |
| Outcomes | Document management of health risks. |
| | Explain health risk factors to patients. |
| | Provide recommendations on patients’ health status, behavior and lifestyle. |
| | Recommend/provide resources and instruction to assist health behavior change. |
| | Recommend dietary approaches to restore, maintain or improve patient’s health. |
| | Implement appropriate hygiene practices in the clinical environment. |
| Communicate strategies to other treating providers. |