Theoretical Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion

The Second Edition of Theoretical Foundations of Health Education and Health Promotion introduces students to common theories from behavioral and social sciences that are being used in health education and promotion today. Each discussion of theory is accompanied by a practical skill building activity in the context of planning and evaluation along with a set of application questions. This activity will assist the student in mastering the application of this theory to community, school, work-site or patient care settings.Up-to-date examples of applications from current literature are included throughout the text and serve as ideas for designing interventions and resources for initiating literature review.There is a need for theory-based” programs in health education and health promotion. This book will help develop such programs.

Chapter1 Introduction to Health Education, Health Promotion, and Theory
Chapter2 Planning Models in Health Education and Health Promotion
Chapter3 The Health Belief Model
Chapter4 The Transtheoretical Model
Chapter5 Theory of Reasoned Action and Theory of Planned Behavior
Chapter6 Theories of Stress and Coping
Chapter7 Social Cognitive Theory
Chapter8 Social Marketing
Chapter9 Diffusion of Innovations
Chapter10 Freire's Model of Adult Education