| Description |
xviii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Behavioral medicine and health psychology ; 4 |
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Behavioral medicine and health psychology (2000)
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| Contents |
1. Health Behavior in the Developing World -- 2. A Few Good Theories - and Behavioral Interventions That Work -- 3. Nutrition -- 4. Family Planning -- 5. Infectious Diseases -- 6. HIV/AIDS -- 7. Tobacco Control -- 8. Taking on the Wheel of Disease: Health Behavior Change in the 21st Century |
| Summary |
"Behavior Change & Public Health in the Developing World emphasizes behavior change programs for the prevention and control of the world's biggest killers: malnutrition, respiratory infections, diarrhea, vaccine-preventable diseases, wasteful fertility, HIV/AIDS, and tobacco use. These programs are linked to theories and models that most typically frame them: health communications and social marketing, learning theory, media advocacy, and community self-control. Descriptions of programs and related literature presented in the book were selected for how well they represent the application of a theory to a specific health or disease target."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-154) and indexes |
| Subject |
Clinical health psychology -- Developing countries.
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Public health -- Developing countries -- Psychological aspects.
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Medicine, Preventive -- Developing countries.
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Health behavior -- Developing countries.
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| LC no. |
00009852 |
| ISBN |
0761917780 hardback |
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0761917799 paperback |
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