The delivery of a health promotion intervention by a public health promotion specialist improves patient satisfaction in the emergency department.

Objectives: The objective was to introduce a public health promotion specialist (PHPS) into the hospital emergency department (ED) to provide a brief health promotion intervention to patients and to determine the effect of the initiative on patient satisfaction.

Methods: Patients in the intervention group were offered and received a 5- to 10-minute presentation about exercise, heart health, healthy eating on a budget, or weight control by a trained PHPS. Patients in the control group received usual ED care.