Introduction to Health Promotion & Behavioral Science in Public Health / Edition 1

by Hala Madanat, Elva Arredondo, Guadalupe X. Ayala

Overview

Examine today's field of changing health behaviors as INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PROMOTION & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH answers practical questions, such as "how do you convince people to stop smoking?" and "how do you successfully promote physical activity?" This comprehensive book, part of Cengage Learning's new PUBLIC HEALTH BASICS series, details the methods and theories used to address many of the top behaviors that contribute to early morbidity and mortality. You will gain a solid overview of the risk factors of communicable and non-communicable diseases as you examine health promotion programs designed to intervene and prevent these diseases. The book begins with a thorough, practical introduction to the principles and processes of program planning models. You review the most commonly used theories in health promotion and today's most current research and practices. The book assesses how various programs target differing levels of the socio-ecological model, including individual, interpersonal, organizational, and community levels. Numerous case studies showcase both influences on health behaviors and how programs at various levels of the socio-ecological model modify behaviors. You will evaluate how public health policy continues to address various health problems at all levels.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781133693673
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Dr. Hala Madanat is Associate Professor and Chair in the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science at San Diego State University, Deputy Director of the San Diego Prevention Research Center, and Investigator at the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health. She is a medical sociologist with interests in the role of culture, traditions and western influence on health in the global setting. Her research focuses on tobacco prevention, smoking cessation, and the impact of westernization on diet and nutrition. Dr. Madanat has been working on developing nutrition education programs that emphasize health and biological hunger in the Middle East and in immigrant populations in the US. She holds a Ph.D. in sociology, an M.S. in community health from Brigham Young University, and a B.S.c. in biological sciences from the University of Jordan. She is active in the International Union for Health Promotion and Education and American Public Health Association.


Dr. Elva Arredondo is an Associate Professor in the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science in the Graduate School of Public Health at San Diego State University and Co-Director of the SDSU-UCSD Joint Doctoral program in Health Behavior. Dr. Arredondo researches the area of health disparities, specifically involving cancer and obesity preventive behaviors. She has a strong interest in the development of theory-driven and culturally appropriate behavioral interventions. Her current research efforts are centered on the cultural influences and psychosocial mediators of preventive practices including cervical cancer screening, physical activity, and dietary practices among underserved groups. She received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duke University.


Dr. Guadalupe X. Ayala is a Professor in the Division of Health Promotion and Behavioral Science at San Diego State University, Co-Director of the San Diego Prevention Research Center, and Co-Director of the Institute for Behavioral and Community Health. Her research focuses on the development of interventions to prevent and control obesity, diabetes, and asthma among Latinos through improvements in behaviors, family systems, organizations and communities. Her secondary interests include identifying social and cultural determinants of lifestyle behaviors.

Table of Contents

SECTION I: PROMOTION, PLANNING AND THEORIES. 1. Distinctions between Health Promotion and Health Education. 2. Program Planning Models: An Approach to Intervention Design. 3. Theory in Health Promotion. 4. Nutrition for Health Promotion. SECTION II: HEALTH SPECIFIC. 5. Physical Activity. 6. Tobacco. 7. Chronic Disease Management. 8. Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Sexually Transmitted Infections. 9. Tropical Infectious Diseases. 10. Socio-ecological Model and Health Promotion in the Healthy People Initiative. 11. Conclusions.

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