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Essential readings in health behavior : theory and practice / Mark C. Edberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edberg, Mark Cameron, 1955-
- Series:
- Essential public health
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Health behavior.
- Health Behavior.
- Medical Subjects:
- Health Behavior.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 302 pages : illustrations, map ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [2010]
- 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
- 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?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780763738181
- 0763738182
- OCLC:
- 276668841
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