| Edition |
Second edition. |
| Description |
xii, 223 pages ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
The essential public health series |
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Essential public health.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the links between health and behavior -- Health issues and behavior -- Social behavioral theory and its roots -- Individual health behavior theories -- Social, cultural, and environmental theories (part I) -- Social, cultural, and environmental theories (part II) -- Multilevel theories -- Doing something about it : the ecological perspective and the move from theory to practice -- Communities and populations as focus for health promotion programs -- Application of theory : schools and worksites -- Application of theory : communications campaigns -- Application of theory : global health -- Application of theory : high-risk and special populations -- Evaluation : what is it? why is it needed? how does it relate to theory? -- Culture, diversity, and health disparities : are current theories relevant? -- Career choices and social/behavioral theory in public health : a brief introduction. |
| Subject |
Social medicine.
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Health behavior.
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Public health.
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Health Behavior.
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Attitude to Health.
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Health Promotion -- methods.
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| ISBN |
9781449698508 (pbk.) |
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1449698506 (pbk.) |
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