Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health

Name: Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health
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ISBN: 9781412957045

ISBN-10: 1412957044

ISBN-13: 9781412957045

Edition: 2nd 2009

Authors: M. (Marie) Jeannine Coreil, Joseph Neil Henderson, Carol Bryant, Carol A. Bryant, J. Neil Henderson

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This book is intended as a core textbook for courses in public health that examines current issues in health from a social and behavioral science perspective. It is a cross-disciplinary course (public health, medical sociology, health psychology, medical anthropology) and thus there are many ways to teach the course based on a particular instructor's perspective. The authors wrote the book because they were dissatisfied with the way other texts apply social science to public health and found that many texts being used were from related fields such as medicine, nursing or general health.The authors are planning to do a major revision based on reviews they have collected and the reviews we…

Book details

List price: $185.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/20/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Size: 8.19" wide x 10.25" long x 1.13" tall
Weight: 2.662
Language: English




Introduction and Overview



Why Study Social and Behavioral Factors in Health?




Historical Perspectives on Population and Disease




Social Epidemiology




Theoretical Foundations



Behavioral and Social Science Theory




Health and Illness Behavior




The Social Environment and Health




Sociocultural Context of Health



Social Reactions to Disease




Comparative Health Cultures




Health Disparities, Diversity, and Cultural Competence




Special Populations Through the Life Cycle



Reproductive Health




Adolescent Health




Aging and Public Health




Intervention, Methods, and Practice



Planning Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs




Community-Based Approaches to Health Promotion




Social Marketing in Public Health




Approaches to Policy and Advocacy




Special Topics



Childhood Overweight & Obesity




Mental Health and Illness




Prevention of Unintentional Injuries




Violence and Public Health




Occupational Health




Afterword: New Directions



Environmental Health DROPPED



Ethical Issues in Public Health DROPPED



Social Marketing in Public Health **DROPPED


Community-Based Approaches to Health Promotion DROPPED