There is some evidence that health professionals' performance of health promotion activities is strongly influenced by their own health beliefs and health-related behaviours. In the light of the current trend in health policies in Scotland and elsewhere towards a health promotion focus, this study sought to gain a description of, and to identify an association between, health beliefs and health-related behaviours among a sample of Scottish health visitors. A questionnaire was sent to randomly selected health visitors in a large Scottish city. Respondents reported behaviours they believed to be important to health, e.g. not driving under the influence of alcohol, dental care and smoking. While the health visitors' own performance of some health-related behaviours, such as smoking, was associated with their health beliefs, others such as drinking coffee, were not. Health visitors could be advised to reconsider some of their health beliefs, in particular those related to areas where the government has focused its attention.
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