Theory in Public Health and Health Promotion
100
What is help?
200
6 different methods we may be able to use to influence behavior change?
What are:
*Individual presentations / discussions
*Group presentations / discussions
*Print materials
*Internet / Technology
*Environmental changes
*Policy changes
300
*Tobacco use
*Fast food consumption
*Pollution
*Safe neighborhoods
*Access to healthcare
What are health concerns that require us to use health behavior change strategies?
400
Approaches and disciplines used in health education/ promotion.
What are Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, communications, Marketing, Epidemiology, Statistics, Medicine.
500
“Bringing about behavioral changes in individuals, groups, and larger populations from behaviors that are presumed to be detrimental to health, to behaviors that are conducive to present and future health” (Simmonds, 1976)
“Any combination of learning experiences designed to facilitate voluntary adaptations of behavior conducive to health” (Green, 1980)
“The process of assisting individuals, acting separately or collectively, to make informed decisions about matters affecting their personal health and that of others” (National Task Force on the Preparation and Practice of Health Educators, 1985)
“Any combination of learning experiences designed to facilitate voluntary adaptations of behavior conducive to health” (Green, 1980)
“The process of assisting individuals, acting separately or collectively, to make informed decisions about matters affecting their personal health and that of others” (National Task Force on the Preparation and Practice of Health Educators, 1985)
What is Health Education?