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05942aam a2200637 i 4500 001 DD7BDCD0214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230713010558 008 180417s2020 maua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018016319 020 $a 1284069346 020 $a 9781284069341 020 $a 1284145352 020 $a 9781284145359 035 $a (OCoLC)1032288827 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BTCTA $d SAV $d OCLCF $d YDX $d NLM $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d CHK $d OCLCA $d CN3HA $d CLO $d OCLCA $d OCLCO $d OCL $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a RA418 $b .E326 2020 060 00 $a 2019 A-247 060 10 $a W 85 082 00 $a 362.1 $2 23 084 $a EDU006000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Edberg, Mark Cameron, $d 1955- $e author. 245 10 $a Essentials of health behavior : $b social and behavioral theory in public health/ $c Mark Edberg, PhD, Associate Professor, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. 250 $a Third edition. 264 1 $a Burlington, MA : $b Jones & Bartlett Learning, $c [2020] 300 $a xv, 237 pages ; $c 28 cm. 490 1 $a Essential public health 520 $a "Health promotion, education, and prevention programs ultimately focus on changing health behavior. Essentials of Health Behavior: Social and Behavioral Theory in Public Health, Third 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, this text 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. Key Features: Introduces students to the relationship between behavior and a selection of major health issues. Provides 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. Explores some of the ways in which these theories and approaches are used in applied health promotion efforts Since the publication of the second edition, health promotion theory has continued to evolve. The third edition keeps pace with developments such as rapidly evolving social media, increased global population diversity, and emerging epidemics, making the book useful and current. The Second Edition offers: Updates data and examples of application and practice throughout. Updated descriptions of selected theories to reflect more current distinctions in the constructs. New theoretical frameworks and expanded discussions of current theory such as the Integrated Model of Behavioral Prediction. An expanded discussion of the social norms construct. Additional material on social network theory. New discussion of Dissemination/Implementation research frameworks. New coverage of the evolution of Behavior Change Communications. Updated instructor ancillary materials."-- $c Provided by publisher. 520 2 $a "The first edition of Essentials of Health Behavior: Social and Behavioral Theory in Public Health, was published in 2007. It has been sold and used widely. It was then revised in 2014 to add updated material and a chapter on multi-level theories. Since the 2nd Edition, health promotion theory has continued to evolve, and new circumstances have arisen that need to be addressed, including rapidly evolving social media, increased population diversity (globally), and rapid epidemics such as Ebola. The current edition needs to be augmented with these newer developments, in order to keep the book useful and current."-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Introduction: links between health and behavior -- Health issues and behavior -- Social-behavior theory and its roots -- Individual health behavior theories -- Social, cultural, and environmental theories (part I) -- Social, cultural, and environmental theories (part II) -- Multilevel theories -- The new frontier: behavior epigenetics or how nurture shapes nature and vice versa -- Doing something about it: the ecological perspective and the move from theory to practice -- Communities and populations as the 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? -- Career choices and social/behavioral theory in public health: a brief introduction. 650 0 $a Social medicine. 650 0 $a Health behavior. 650 0 $a Public health. 650 0 $a Health attitudes. 650 12 $a Health Behavior 650 22 $a Attitude to Health 650 22 $a Health Promotion $x methods 650 22 $a Social Medicine 650 2 $a Public Health 650 6 $a Habitudes sanitaires. 650 6 $a SanteÌ publique. 650 6 $a Attitudes aÌ l'eÌgard de la santeÌ. 650 6 $a MeÌdecine sociale. 650 7 $a public health. $2 aat 650 7 $a EDUCATION / Counseling / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Health attitudes. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00952808 650 7 $a Health behavior. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00952816 650 7 $a Public health. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01082238 650 7 $a Social medicine. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01122637 830 0 $a Essential public health. 941 $a 1 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718093239.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DD7BDCD0214711EEBC7340321FECA4DB 994 $a 92 $b IOHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search