| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 405 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Summary |
This book examines the ways that behavioral and social sciences have been applied to major public health concerns. With the community-based approach, behavioral and social sciences have been increasingly integrated into public health, demonstrating that they can contribute to understanding the role of risk behaviors and risk-group characteristics for health promotion and disease control and prevention. The authors of this book provide a showcase of successful examples of integrating behavioral and social sciences with public health, and they challenge public health specialists and behavioral and social scientists to meld their work in more effective ways. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved). |
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Description based on print version record. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Behavioral Science, Social Science, and Public Health in the 21st Century / Neil Schneiderman and Marjorie A. Speers -- Ch. 2. Creating Social and Public Health Environments to Sustain Behavior Change: Lessons From Obesity Research / Margaret A. Chesney, Rebecca C. Thurston and Katrina A. Thomas -- Ch. 3. Socioeconomic Factors in the Behavioral and Psychosocial Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease / John Lynch -- Ch. 4. Community Intervention in Cardiovascular Health Promotion: North Karelia, 1972-1999 / Pekka Puska and Antti Uutela -- Ch. 5. Exposure to Urban Violence: Shifting From an Individual to an Ecological Perspective / Raymond P. Lorion -- Ch. 6. Action Research: Informing Interventions in Male Violence Against Women / Sarah L. Cook and Mary P. Koss -- Ch. 7. Strategies for Preventing HIV Infection Among Injecting Drug Users: Taking Interventions to the People / Don C. Des Jarlais and Samuel R. Friedman -- Ch. 8. Community Involvement in HIV/AIDS Prevention / Seth C. Kalichman, Anton Somlai and Kathleen Sikkema -- Ch. 9. Social and Behavioral Interventions to Increase Breast Cancer Screening / Barbara K. Rimer, Helen Meissner and Nancy Breen / ... [et al.] -- Ch. 10. Integrating Perspectives on the Prevention of Unintentional Injuries / Andrea Carlson Gielen and Deborah C. Girasek -- Ch. 11. Community Mobilization for Prevention and Health Promotion Can Work / Abraham Wandersman -- Ch. 12. Assessing the Economic Costs and Benefits of Behavioral Interventions / David R. Holtgrave and Steven D. Pinkerton -- Ch. 13. Toward a Psychosocially Healthy Work Environment: Broader Roles for Psychologists and Sociologists / Robert Karasek -- Ch. 14. Evaluation of Community-Based Health Programs: An Alternate Perspective / Robert M. Goodman -- Ch. 15. Efficacy and Effectiveness Trials in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: Design and Analysis of Group-Randomized Trials / David M. Murray -- Ch. 16. Empowerment Evaluation and Self-Determination: A Practical Approach Toward Program Improvement and Capacity Building / David Fetterman -- Ch. 17. Public Health and Religion / Diane M. Becker. |
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Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to Ovid PsycBooks. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Public health -- Social aspects.
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Public health -- Psychological aspects.
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Social medicine.
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Public Health.
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Social Medicine.
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Public health -- Psychological aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01082288
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Public health -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01082307
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Social medicine. (OCoLC)fst01122637
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| Added Author |
Schneiderman, Neil.
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| ISBN |
1557987211 |
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9781557987211 |
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