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Community Health Advocate "10 Commandments"

The following statements serve as guidelines for all of a CHA's work in the community.

1. I will defend for others their right to be healthy.

2. I will share with others the knowledge they need to be healthy.

3. I will encourage in others the desire to be healthy.

4. I will remember that being healthy is a behavior
and not an achievement.

5. I will remember that good health includes a healthy mind
and healthy relationships, and not just a healthy body.

6. I will remember that a person's health is the result of their own choices,
and not dependent on anyone else--even me.

7. I will keep my words, my message, and my actions positive,
no matter how much negativity I encounter.

8. I will motivate people with encouragement
rather than with guilt.

9. I will seek out opportunities to do this work,
and not wait for them to come to me.

10. I will practice what I teach, because if I am not healthy,
I will be less able to help others be healthy.