The Health Behavioral Change Imperative: Theory, Education, and Practice in Diverse PopulationsSpringer Science & Business Media, 31.08.2002 - 176 Seiten 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; |
Inhalt
The Health Behavioral Change Imperative | 1 |
Strategies for Health Behavior Change | 17 |
Cultural Competence in Behavioral Health Care | 41 |
Prevention Science | 51 |
Violence Prevention in African American Youth | 61 |
Chapter 6 Applying Mental Health Behavioral Change to Ethnonational Conflict Resolution | 73 |
Development of Authenticity in Public Health | 91 |
The Preparation and Scope of Practice for Future Advanced Public Health Practitioners in Doctoral Programs | 113 |
The Social Context for Faith and Health | 127 |
Healing an Addiction through a TwelveStep Program Ending in Faith | 153 |
The Coauthors | 171 |
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