Health Behavior
eBook - ePub

Health Behavior

Theory, Research, and Practice

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Health Behavior

Theory, Research, and Practice

About this book

The essential health behavior text, updated with the latest theories, research, and issues

Health Behavior: Theory, Research and Practice provides a thorough introduction to understanding and changing health behavior—important facets of the public health role. Since the publication of the first edition, this comprehensive book has become the gold standard of health behavior texts. This new sixth edition has been updated to reflect the most recent changes in the public health field, including findings from real-world interventions based on the theories described in the book. Offering perspective applicable at the individual, interpersonal, group, and community levels, this essential guide gives public health students and practitioners an authoritative reference for both the theoretical and practical aspects of health behavior.

  • Explore the link between culture, health, and the importance of community
  • Get up to date on emerging theories of health behavior and their applications
  • Examine the push toward evidence-based interventions and focus on diverse populations
  • Learn how e-health and social media factor into health communication

Written and edited by leading theorists and researchers in the field, Health Behavior builds a solid understanding of how to analyze and improve health behaviors and health.

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Yes, you can access Health Behavior by Karen Glanz,Barbara K. Rimer,K. Viswanath in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Public Health, Administration & Care. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. TITLE PAGE
  4. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  5. DEDICATION PAGE
  6. TABLES AND FIGURES
  7. FOREWORD
  8. PREFACE
  9. ABOUT THE EDITORS
  10. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
  11. ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE
  12. PART ONE: HEALTH BEHAVIOR: THE FOUNDATIONS
  13. PART TWO: MODELS OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH BEHAVIOR
  14. PART THREE: MODELS OF INTERPERSONAL HEALTH BEHAVIOR
  15. PART FOUR: COMMUNITY AND GROUP MODELS OF HEALTH BEHAVIOR CHANGE
  16. PART FIVE: USING THEORY IN RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
  17. NAME INDEX
  18. SUBJECT INDEX
  19. END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT