(eBook PDF) Essentials of Health Behavior (Essential Public Health) 3rd Edition – Digital Ebook – Instant Delivery Download
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- ISBN-10 : 1284145352
- ISBN-13 : 978-1284145359
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Health promotion, education, and prevention programs ultimately focus on changing health behavior. Essentials of Health Behavior: Social and Behavioral Theory in Public Health, Third 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, this text 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. Key Features: -Introduces students to the relationship between behavior and a selection of major health issues – Provides 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 – Explores some of the ways in which these theories and approaches are used in applied health promotion efforts Since the publication of the second edition, health promotion theory has continued to evolve. The third edition keeps pace with developments such as rapidly evolving social media, increased global population diversity, and emerging epidemics, making the book useful and current
Table contents:
Section I On Health and Behavior – An Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction: Links Between Health and Behavior
Chapter 2 Health Issues and Behavior
Section II On the Roots of Behavior – A Multidisciplinary Survey
Chapter 3 Social-Behavioral Theory and Its Roots
Chapter 4 Individual Health Behavior Theories
Chapter 5 Social, Cultural, and Environmental Theories (Part I)
Chapter 6 Social, Cultural, and Environmental Theories (Part II)
Chapter 7 Multilevel Theories
Chapter 8 The New Frontier – Behavioral Epigenetics or How Nurture Shapes Nature and Vice Versa
Section III Putting Theory into Practice
Chapter 9 Doing Something About It: The Ecological Perspective and the Move from Theory to Practice
Chapter 10 Communities and Populations as the Focus for Health Promotion Programs
Chapter 11 Application of Theory: Schools and Worksites
Chapter 12 Application of Theory: Communications Campaigns
Chapter 13 Application of Theory: Global Health
Chapter 14 Application of Theory: High-Risk and Special Populations
Chapter 15 Evaluation: What Is It? Why Is It Needed? How Does It Relate to Theory?
Section IV Current Trends
Chapter 16 Culture, Diversity, and Health Disparities: Are Current Theories Relevant?
Chapter 17 Career Choices and Social/Behavioral Theory in Public Health: A Brief Introduction
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