Essentials of Health Behavior (Essential Public Health) [Kindle Edition] Author: Mark Edberg | Language: English | ISBN:
B00GDM6F44 | Format: PDF, EPUB
Essentials of Health Behavior
Download books file now Essentials of Health Behavior (Essential Public Health) [Kindle Edition] for everyone book 4shared, mediafire, hotfile, and mirror link 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 Theory
Looking for more real-life evidence? Check out Cases 3, 5-11, 13, 18, & 20 in Essential Case Studies in Public Health, Putting Public Health into Practice. Books with free ebook downloads available Essentials of Health Behavior (Essential Public Health) [Kindle Edition]
- File Size: 1302 KB
- Print Length: 225 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1449698506
- Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2 edition (October 31, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00GDM6F44
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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Full of valuable information on public health theory. It is easy to read, making the theory very easy to understand if it is your first time learning about theory used in health behaviors.
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