Community Health Advocates

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.