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A Thoroughly Revised Edition of the Classic Volume for Public Health Students and Professionals

Since it was first published more than a decade ago, Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice has become the leading resource in the field of health promotion and education. This thoroughly revised third edition provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of health behavior theories relevant to health education and includes the most current information on developments in theory, research, and practice.

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Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH, is Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Research Scholar, and Director, Emory Prevention Research Center, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Barbara K. Rimer, Dr PH, is Dean, and Alumni Distinguished Professor, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.

Frances Marcus Lewis is professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Washington. The editors were the recipients of the 1992 Mayhew Derryberry Award for outstanding contribution to health education theory and research.

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09/26/2007: An exceptional book that tries to cover the breadth of health education theory. But read only a little bit at a time to properly soak it in, just a theory at a time. Could use some more examples from the real world but is a very comprehensive first step to understanding the different theories and constructs used in the field of health education and other social sciences. It is basically a good platform, reference guide to understanding the main theories involved in health education, however other books would be more worthwhile if your interest lies in specific theories.

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06/16/2004: With the exception of my calculus text book in undergrad I think this is by far the most, boring, dry, pendantic, lengthy, and ugly waste of innocent trees. Thank God the bookstore will buy books back.

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A Thoroughly Revised Edition of the Classic Volume for Public Health Students and Professionals

Since it was first published more than a decade ago, Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice has become the leading resource in the field of health promotion and education. This thoroughly revised third edition provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of health behavior theories relevant to health education and includes the most current information on developments in theory, research, and practice.

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"This book reflects with crystal clarity for students and practitioners the advances in theories and their application in health promotion and education since the previous edition, but also challenges the theorists and researchers to address the gaps that need to be filled before the next edition."
— Lawrence W. Green, visiting professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

"The third edition of Health Behavior and Health Education will be indispensable for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working to translate research into practice. This volume charts new territory-from research design to application-and gives the field the lift and vision we've needed."
— C. Tracy Orleans, senior scientist, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

"Regardless of the practice site for health educators, and the nature of the practical problems they address in their daily work, the theoretically-driven orientation of this book is a major resource. After all, there is nothing more practical than a good theory-and this text is full of them!"
— Nancy Fugate Woods, dean, School of Nursing, University of Washington

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ISBN: 0787957151
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Pub. Date: August 2002
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Attributes: Dust Jacket

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Table of Contents

Tables and Figures.

Foreword by Noreen M. Clark, Ph.D.

Preface.

The Editors.

The Contributors.

PART ONE: Health Education and Health Behavior: The Foundations.

1. The Scope of Health Behavior and Health Education (The Editors).

2. Theory, Research, and Practice in Health Behavior and Education (The Editors).

PART TWO: Models of Individual Health Behavior.

3. The Health Belief Model (Nancy K. Janz, Victoria L. Champion, and Victor J. Strecher).

4. The Theory of Reasoned Action and Theory of Planned Behavior (Daniel E. Monta?o and Danuta Kasprzyk).

5. The Transtheoretical Modeland Stages of Change (James O. Prochaska, Colleen A. Redding, and Kerry Evers).

6. The Precaution Adoption Process Model (Neil D. Weinstein and Peter M. Sandman).

7. Perspectives on Intrapersonal Theories of Health Behavior (Barbara K. Rimer).

PART THREE: Models of Interpersonal Health Behavior.

8. How Individuals, Environments, and Health Behavior Interact: Social Cognitive Theory (Tom Baranowski, Cheryl L. Perry, and Guy S. Parcel).

9. Social Networks and Social Support (Catherine A. Heaney and Barbara A. Israel).

10. Stress, Coping, and Health Behavior (Lari Wenzel, Karen Glanz, and Caryn Lerman).

11. Social Influence and Interpersonal Communication in Health Behavior (Megan A. Lewis, Brenda DeVellis, and Betsy Sleath).

12. Perspectives on Models of Interpersonal Health Behavior (Frances Marcus Lewis).

PART FOUR: Community and Group Models of Health Behavior Change.

13. Improving Health ThroughCommunity Organization and Community Building (Meredith Minkler and Nina Wallerstein).

14. Diffusion of Innovations (Brian Oldenburg and Guy S. Parcel).

15. Mobilizing Organizations for Health Enhancement: Theories of Organizational Change (Allan Steckler, Robert M. Goodman, and Michelle C. Kegler).

16. Communication Theory and Health Behavior Change: The Media Studies Framework (John R. Finnegan, Jr. and K. Viswanath).

17. Perspectives on Group, Organization, and Community Interventions (Karen Glanz).

PART FIVE: Using Theory in Research and Practice.

18. Using the PRECEDE-PROCEED Planning Model to Apply Health Behavior Theories (Andrea Carson Gielen and Eileen M. McDonald).

19. Social Marketing (Edward W. Maibach, Michael L. Rothschild, and William D. Novelli).

20. Ecological Models (James F. Sallis and Neville Owen).

21. Applying Theory to Culturally Diverse and Unique Populations (Ken Resnicow, Ron Braithwaite, Colleen DiIorio, and Karen Glanz).

22. Communication Technology and Health Behavior Change (Neville Owen, Michael J. Fotheringham, and Bess H. Marcus).

23. Evaluation of Theory-Based Interventions: The RE-AIM Model (Russell E. Glasgow).

24. Perspectives on Using Theory: Past, Present, and Future (Karen Glanz).

Name Index.

Subject Index.

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