Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1412957044 ISBN 13 : 9781412957045

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2009

Synopsis

Emphasizing the importance of social context and cultural construction, Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health examines current issues in health from a social and behavioral sciences perspective. The book uses a social ecological framework to address multilevel influences on health and enlarge the dominant "risk factor" approach to health behavior. Editor Jeannine Coreil and contributing authors use examples from the forefront of public health to illustrate the relevance of "core"competencies" in the field to diverse real-world problems. The Second Edition has been thoroughly updated and revised throughout, based on user feedback, and includes new theory, research, case studies.

Key Features:

• Applies the social ecology of health model to contemporary issues at the individual and group level
• Draws from a wide range of disciplines, including medical sociology, health psychology, medical anthropology, demography, gerontology, and economics
• Describes planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health programs, policies, and interventions
• Features engaging case studies and examples on topics such as HIV/AIDS and breast cancer
• Includes new "Special Topics" section, with chapters on childhood obesity, injury prevention, and occupational health
• Offers practical advice for students and practitioners interested in updating their knowledge and skills"

Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health is intended as a core textbook for graduate courses in public health and health care management that examine current issues in health from a social and behavioral sciences perspective.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book is intended as a core textbook for courses in public health that examines current issues in health from a social and behavioral science perspective. It is a cross-disciplinary course (public health, medical sociology, health psychology, medical anthropology) and thus there are many ways to teach the course based on a particular instructor's perspective. The authors wrote the book because they were dissatisfied with the way other texts apply social science to public health and found that many texts being used were from related fields such as medicine, nursing or general health.The authors are planning to do a major revision based on reviews they have collected and the reviews we have collected. We believe the revised edition will essentially be a new text based on rich feedback. They will include new theory, new cases, new research, and a rich ancillary package. They will also reduce the frameworks presented to make the book more readable to students.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1412957044
• ISBN 13: 9781412957045
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 434
• Éditeur: Coreil Jeannine
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible