The essential health behavior text, updated with the latest theories, research, and issues Health Behavior: Theory, Research and Practice provides a thorough introduction to understanding and changing health behavior, core tenets of the public health role. Covering theory, applications, and research, this comprehensive book has become the gold standard of health behavior texts. This new fifth edition has been updated to reflect the most recent changes in the public health field with a focus on health behavior, including coverage of the intersection of health and community, culture, and communication, with detailed explanations of both established and emerging theories. Offering perspective applicable at the individual, interpersonal, group, and community levels, this essential guide provides the most complete coverage of the field to give public health students and practitioners an authoritative reference for both the theoretical and practical aspects of health behavior. A deep understanding of human behaviors is essential for effective public health and health care management. This guide provides the most complete, up-to-date information in the field, to give you a real-world understanding and the background knowledge to apply it successfully. Learn how e-health and social media factor into health communication Explore the link between culture and health, and the importance of community Get up to date on emerging theories of health behavior and their applications Examine the push toward evidence-based interventions, and global applications Written and edited by the leading health and social behavior theorists and researchers, Health Behavior: Theory, Research and Practice provides the information and real-world perspective that builds a solid understanding of how to analyze and improve health behaviors and health.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN-13
9781118628980
eBay Product ID (ePID)
209345335
Product Key Features
Author
K. Viswanath, Barbara K. Rimer, Karen Glanz
Publication Name
Health Behavior: Theory, Research, and Practice
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Medicine
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
245 mm
Item Width
185 mm
Item Weight
936 g
Additional Product Features
Editor
Barbara K. Rimer, Karen Glanz, K. Viswanath
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Series Title
Jossey-Bass Public Health
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