Emerging Theories in Health Promotion Practice and Research

by Ralph J. DiClemente (Emory Univ., Atlanta, Georgia); Richard A. Crosby (Emory Univ. and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia); Michelle C. Kegler (Emory Univ., Atlanta, Georgia)

• ISBN13: 9780787955663
• ISBN10: 0787955663
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-06-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

"Having so many theories put together thoughtfully, proximally, in a single book will help the field come to grips with what the role is of theories as we go forward and address the individual actions, and societal and community influencers of individual action, that promote healthy behaviors." --Jim Marks, director, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention New and longstanding threats to public health, such as violence, drug misuse, HIV/AIDS, and homelessness are creating an ever greater demand for innovative theories that are responsive to the changes in the larger social environment. This important work is designed to fill the demand by assembling a careful selection of new and emerging health promotion theories into a single volume, written with an emphasis on practical application of theory to health promotion and health education programs.

Author Biography

Ralph J. DiClemente is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, and professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University. Richard A. Crosby is assistant professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Michelle Crozier Kegler is assistant professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.

Table of Contents

Foreword (Lawrence W. Green).

Acknowledgments.

About the Editors.

About the Contributors.

1. Understanding and Applying Theory in Health Promotion Practice and Research (Richard A. Crosby, Michelle C. Kegler, and Ralph J. DiClemente).

2. The Precaution Adoption Process Model and Its Application (Neil D. Weinstein and Peter M. Sandman).

3. The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model (Jeffrey D. Fisher and William A. Fisher).

4. The Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion: Health Promotions That Yield Sustained Behavioral Change (Richard E. Petty, Jamie Barden, and S. Christian Wheeler).

5. Application of the Authoritative Parenting Model to Adolescent Health Behavior (Bruce Simons-Morton and Jessica Hartos).

6. Natural Helper Models to Enhance a CommunityÆs Health and Competence (Eugenia Eng and Edith Parker).

7. Toward a Comprehensive Understanding of Community Coalitions: Moving from Practice to Theory (Frances D. Butterfoss and Michelle C. Kegler).

8. Community Capacity: Concept, Theory, and Methods (Barbara L. Norton, Kenneth R. McLeroy, James N. Burdine, Michael R. J. Felix, and Alicia M. Dorsey).

9. Social Capital Theory: Implications for Community-Based Health Promotion (Marshall W. Kreuter and Nicole Lezin).

10. Prevention Marketing: An Emerging Integrated Framework (May G. Kennedy and Richard A. Crosby).

11. Conservation of Resources Theory: Application to Public Health Promotion (Stevan E. Hobfoll and Jeremiah A. Schumm).

12. The Theory of Gender and Power: A Social Structural Theory for Guiding Public Health Interventions (Gina M. Wingood and Ralph J. DiClemente).

13. The Behavioral Ecological Model: Integrating Public Health and Behavioral Science (Melbourne F. Hovell, Dennis R. Wahlgren, and Christine A. Gehrman).

14. Reflections on Emerging Theories in Health Promotion Practice (Michelle C. Kegler, Richard A. Crosby, and Ralph J. DiClemente).

Name Index.

Subject Index.