Health Behavior Theory for Public Health Principles, Foundations, and Applications

This unique text examines health behavior theory, through the context of the "New Public Health". Health Behavior Theory for Public Health will provide your students with a balanced professional education - one that explores the essential spectrum of theoretical tools as well as the core p...

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Main Authors: DiClemente, Ralph J. (Author), Salazar, Laura Francisca 1960- (Author), Crosby, Richard A. 1959- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Burlington, Massachusetts Jones and Bartlett Publishers 2019
Edition:Second edition
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Table of Contents:
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  • Health Behavior in the Context of the "New" Public Health
  • How Theory Informs Health Promotion and Public Health Practice
  • The PRECEDE-PROCEED Planning Model
  • Value-Expectancy Theories
  • Models Based on Perceived Threat and Fear Appeals
  • Stage Models for Health Promotion
  • Social Cognitive Theory Applied to Health Behavior
  • Health Communication: Theory, Social Marketing, and Tailoring
  • Ecological and Structural Approaches to Improving Public Health
  • Social Network Theory
  • Diffusion of Innovations Theory
  • Translating Research to Practice: Putting "What Works" to Work
  • Learning to Combine Theories: An Introduction to Intervention Mapping
  • Measurement and Design Related to Theoretically Based Health Promotion Research and Practice
  • Evaluating Theory-Based Public Health Programs: Linking Principles to Practice