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A 56-year-old man with a 35 pack-year smoking history and BMI 32 kg per square metre presents for preventive care. Which CanMEDS role is primarily demonstrated when his family physician advocates for publicly funded smoking cessation supports and community exercise programmes in his region?

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A 56-year-old man with a 35 pack-year smoking history and BMI 32 kg per square metre presents for preventive care. Which CanMEDS role is primarily demonstrated when his family physician advocates for publicly funded smoking cessation supports and community exercise programmes in his region?