The Health Behavioral Change Imperative: Theory, Education, and Practice in Diverse Populations

The Health Behavioral Change Imperative: Theory, Education, and Practice in Diverse Populations
ISBN-10
1461507316
ISBN-13
9781461507314
Category
Medical
Pages
181
Language
English
Published
2012-12-06
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Jay Carrington Chunn

Description

Health experts independently state that the most critical urban problems are preventable. This brings an added challenge to public health practitioners working in inner cities with predominately minority communities. In addition to deadly diseases - including transmittable diseases - violence, whether it is physical, sexual or child abuse, is the other predominant morbidity factor that urban areas confront. Because of these concerns, there is a need for health professionals working with the communities to critically examine health behavior theories and prevention methodologies. Additionally, new prevention practices and programs need to be developed for community-based interventions to better serve the populations in need including programs in: -HIV Prevention; -Evaluation and Policy Research; -Cancer Prevention and Screening; -Urban Public Health Policy; -Youth Violence Prevention.

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