Table 3 Topics discussed and populations targeted in health promotion activities (n = 814)
Topics | |
Naturopathic approaches to understanding health | 587 (72.1) |
Effective ways to change health behaviours for improved health | 569 (69.9) |
Self-care | 564 (69.3) |
Managing current health issues | 534 (65.6) |
Preventing future health issues | 533 (65.5) |
Naturopathic treatments | 500 (61.4) |
Causes of ill health | 495 (60.8) |
Naturopathic principles and philosophies | 462 (56.8) |
Populations targeted | |
General population | 633 (77.8) |
Individuals with low income | 175 (21.5) |
Infants and children | 193 (23.7) |
Pregnant women | 166 (20.4) |
Elderly | 173 (21.3) |
Military personnel or veterans | 35 (4.3) |
Disease-specific populations | 185 (22.7) |
Disease-specific topics:a | |
Endocrine | 47 (25.4) |
Autoimmune and allergy | 39 (21.1) |
Cancer | 34 (18.4) |
Mental health | 32 (17.3) |
Female reproductive | 31 (16.8) |
Musculoskeletal | 26 (14.1) |
Cardiovascular | 26 (14.1) |
Gastrointestinal | 19 (10.3) |
Neurological | 15 (8.1) |
Weight management | 14 (7.6) |
Maternal health | 9 (4.9) |
Skin conditions | 7 (3.8) |
Infectious disease | 7 (3.8) |
Ageing and cognition | 6 (3.2) |
Urogenital and men’s health | 5 (2.7) |
Respiratory | 1 (0.5) |