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) |