Social and behavioral foundations of public health / edited by Jeannine Coreil.

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Edition:2nd ed.
Published: Los Angeles : Sage, c2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Why study social and behavioral factors in public health?
  • Historical perspectives on population and disease
  • Social epidemiology / Jeannine Coreil
  • Behavioral and social science theory
  • Health and illness behavior
  • The social environment and health / Jeannine Coreil
  • Social reactions to disease
  • Comparative health cultures
  • Health disparities, diversity, and cultural competence / Jeannine Coreil
  • Reproductive health / Wendy L. Hellerstedt
  • Adolescent health / Mimi Nichter
  • Aging and public health / J. Neil Henderson, L. Carson Henderson
  • Planning health promotion and disease prevention programs / Eric R. Buhi, Rita DiGioacchio DeBate, and Robert J. McDermott
  • Community-based approaches to health promotion / Carol A. Bryant
  • Social marketing in public health / Carol A. Bryant
  • Approaches to policy and advocacy / Linda M. Whiteford
  • Childhood overweight and obesity / Rita Rita DiGioacchio DeBate, Carol A. Bryant, and Marissa Zwald
  • Mental health and illness : a public health perspective / Stephanie L. Marhefka
  • Prevention of unintentional injuries / Karen Liller
  • Violence and public health / Martha Coulter
  • Occupational health / Paul E. Spector and Chu-Hsiang Chang.