Essential Readings in Health Behavior: Theory and Practice

by Mark Edberg, Richard Riegelman (Editor)

This key compendium of readings collected by Mark Edberg is an ideal supplement to his best-selling text Essentials in Health Behavior. Organized into parts that parallel the main text, the readings provide students and the instructor with options for exploring issues in more depth. The author introduces each part with his own insightful analysis. Many of the readings address ways in which the theoretical approaches to behavior have been applied in real-world settings both successfully and unsuccessfully. These readings The Links Between Health and Behavior; Health Issues and Behavior; Social/Behavioral Theory and Its Roots; Individual Health Behavior Theories; Social, Cultural, and Environmental Theories; Doing Something About The Ecological Perspective and the Move; Communities and Populations as Focus for Health Promotion Programs; Application of Schools and Worksites; Application of Communications Campaigns; Application of Global Health; Application of High Risk and Special Populations; What Is It? Why Is It Needed? How Does It Relate to Theory?; and Culture, Diversity, and Health Are Current Theories Relevant?

316 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2009