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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1449698506
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1449698508
• Author:  Mark Edberg

Health promotion, education, and prevention programs ultimately focus on changing health behavior. Essentials of Health Behavior, Second Edition provides the groundwork for understanding, assessing, and effectively applying theories of human behavior within the practice of public health. In clear and accessible language, it provides the student with a background of the kinds of social and behavioral theories that guide our understanding of health related behavior and form the background for health promotion and prevention efforts. Filled with real life examples and profiles, the text explores some of the ways in which these theories and approaches are used in applied health promotion efforts. This book will: – Introduce students to the relationship between behavior and a selection of major health issues. – Provide an introductory background to the kinds of social and behavioral theories that guide our understanding of health related behavior and form the background for health promotion and prevention efforts. – Explore some of the ways in which these theories and approaches are used in applied health promotion efforts.  

Table contents:

1. Introduction : the links between health and behavior
2. Health issues and behavior
3. Social behavioral theory and its roots
4. Individual health behavior theories
5. Social, cultural, and environmental theories (part I)
6. Social, cultural, and environmental theories (part II)
7. Multilevel theories
8. Doing something about it : the ecological perspective and the move from theory to practice
9. Communities and populations as focus for health promotion programs
10. Application of theory : schools and worksites
11. Application of theory : communications campaigns
12. Application of theory : global health
13. Application of theory : high-risk and special populations
14. Evaluation : what is it? why is it needed? how does it relate to theory?
15. Culture, diversity, and health disparities : are current theories relevant?
16. Career choices and social/behavioral theory in public health : a brief introduction

Title tags:

Essentials of Health Behavior: Understanding Public Health and Social Change
Health Behavior Fundamentals: Influences, Interventions, and Improvements
Key Concepts in Health Behavior: Strategies for Promoting Well-being and Public Health