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Edberg, Mark

 
9781284107661: Essentials of Health Behavior: Includes EBook Access
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ISBN 10: 1284107663 ISBN 13: 9781284107661
Editorial: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, 2015

Sinopsis

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.The Second Edition offers:-New chapter on multi-level theories and frameworks -Updated examples of application and practice throughout-Additional information on several of the theories presented, such as the Diffusion of Innovations theory and the Social Cognitive TheoryLooking for more real-life evidence? Check out Cases 3, 5- , 3, 8, amp 2 in Essential Case Studies in Public Health, Putting Public Health into Practice.

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Acerca del autor

Mark Edberg, PhD, MA, Professor, Department of Prevention and Community Health, in the Milken Institute School of Public Health with secondary appointments in the Department of Anthropology and Elliott School of International Affairs, at the George Washington University.Dr. Edberg is a cultural anthropologist with a focus on public health (domestic and global). He is particularly knowledgeable about how poverty and marginalization and other social/structural determinants intersect with key health issues, such as HIV/AIDS, substance use, youth violence, and health disparities in general.'Dr. Edberg is currently principal investigator (PI) for two research grants from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD, an NIH institute): Development, implementation and evaluation of a novel youth firearms violence prevention effort in collaboration with a community in Ward 8 of the District of Columbia, and a qualitative-to-quantitative effort to develop an instrument measuring indigenous historical trauma and its potential effects on health disparities among American Indian/Alaska Native communities.'

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Editorial
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
Año de publicación
2015
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1284107663
ISBN 13 
9781284107661
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
277
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