Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health

✍ Scribed by Jeannine Coreil

• Publisher: Sage
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 625
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ 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.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page
Dedication
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
PART I INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
1 Why Study Social and Behavioral Factors in Public Health? Jeannine Coreil
2 Historical Perspectives on Population and Disease Jeannine Coreil
3 Social Epidemiology Jeannine Coreil
PART II THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
4 Behavioral and Social Science Theory Jeannine Coreil
5 Health and Illness Behavior Jeannine Coreil
6 The Social Environment and Health Jeannine Coreil
PART III SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXT OF HEALTH
7 Social Reactions to Disease Jeannine Coreil
8 Comparative Health Cultures Jeannine Coreil
9 Health Disparities, Diversity, and Cultural Competence Jeannine Coreil
PART IV SPECIAL POPULATIONS THROUGH THE LIFE CYCLE
10 Reproductive Health Wendy L. Hellerstedt
11 Adolescent Health Mimi Nichter
12 Public Health and Aging J. Neil Henderson and L. Carson Henderson
PART V INTERVENTION, METHODS, AND PRACTICE
13 Planning Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs Eric R. Buhi, Rita DiGioacchino DeBate, and Robert J. McDermott
14 Community-Based Approaches to Health Promotion Carol A. Bryant
15 Social Marketing in Public Health Carol A. Bryant
16 Approaches to Policy and Advocacy Linda M. Whiteford
PART VI SPECIAL TOPICS
17 Childhood Overweight and Obesity Rita DiGioacchino DeBate, Carol A. Bryant, and Marissa Zwald
18 Mental Health and Illness: A Public Health Perspective Stephanie L. Marhefka
19 Prevention of Unintentional Injuries Karen Liller
20 Violence and Public Health Martha Coulter
21 Occupational Health Paul E. Spector and Chu-Hsiang Chang
Afterword: New Directions Jeannine Coreil
Index
About the Editor
About the Contributors