It is that doctors ought to play a key role in informing their patients about maintaining and improving their health. I disagree that health education is solely a duty of medical experts because not only is there an excessive weight on doctors’ shoulders, but health is also a responsibility of the individual itself.
To begin with, apart from doctors being expected to diagnose and treat health problems, they are also working for extensive hours. Having put under such duties, they are likely to feel exhausted and stressed. Consequently, they may not focus well on their main job, and giving them extra responsibility for health education could lead to burnout. For instance, if doctors even make a slight mistake during a treatment, it is probable that they are going to be put under serious accusations, which is already a high-level commitment.
On the other hand, it is individual who is responsible for health at the end, not doctors. Maintaining a health diet, doing exercises, walking are all personal duties which medical experts cannot force but only guide. People should allocate time to beneficial activities in order to improve their health. For example, recommended amount of walking is pretty achievable with around 10,000 steps a day. It is beneficial to circulatory system, as well as for maintaining good levels of cholesterol, and also weight. Allocating just a bit of time for these activities are quite rewarding and clearly do not require doctor’s involvement.
In conclusion, I believe that medical experts should not be held responsible for health education since their jobs are both stressing and exhausting. Putting another burden for their work will only rise the level of these negative aspects. Moreover, it is individual’s duty to maintain and improve health, as this requires commitment, rather than guidance.