Behavior Change and Public Health in the Developing World

Focusing on universal public health issues, this book explores what can be done and what the future holds. It introduces students and practitioners to behavior -change theories and applications. It details experiences of successful programs for the prevention and control of the world's biggest killers: malnutrition; respiratory infections; diarrhea; HIV//AIDS; and health problems arising from tobacco consumption and lack of access to family planning. The book explores health communication and social marketing strategies, learning theory, media advocacy, and community development. These behavior-change strategies are presented in terms of how the theory relates specifically to a particular health or disease issue.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Health Behavior in the Developing World
A Few Good Theories and Behavioral Interventions That Work
Nutrition
Family Planning
Infectious Diseases
HIV//AIDS
Tobacco Control
Taking on the Wheel of Disease
Health Behavior Change in the 21st Century

Zusammenfassung

This book explores how a range of behaviour change strategies can successfully be used in a variety of contexts. It details experiences of programmes for the prevention and control of the world's biggest killers: malnutrition; respiratory infections; diarrhea; HIV/AIDS; and health problems arising from tobacco consumption and lack of access to family planning.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: John P. Elder, Elder John P.
• Verlag: Sage Publications
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 17.01.2001
• EAN: 9780761917793
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-1779-3
• Seiten: 192
• Gewicht: 260 g
• Serien: Behavioral Medicine and Health; Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology; Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology; Behavioral Medicine and Health
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Psychologie; Naturwissenschaften, Medizin, Informatik, Technik > Medizin > Allgemeines; Sachbuch > Psychologie, Esoterik, Spiritualität, Anthroposophie > Psychologie: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; MEDICAL / Public Health, MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine, Developing Countries, Public health & preventive medicine, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Public health and preventive medicine, Global South / Developing countries, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism