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"e;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."e; --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.
"Having so many theories put together thoughtfully, proximally, ina single book will help the field come to grips with what the roleis of theories as we go forward and address the individual actionsand societal and community influencers of individual action, thatpromote healthy behaviors."Jim Marks, director, National Center for Chronic DiseasePrevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control andPreventionNew and longstanding threats to public health, such as violencedrug misuse, HIV/AIDS, and homelessness are creating an evergreater demand for innovative theories that are responsive to thechanges in the larger social environment. This important work isdesigned to fill the demand by assembling a careful selection ofnew and emerging health promotion theories into a single volumewritten with an emphasis on practical application of theory tohealth promotion and health education programs.
Foreword (Lawrence W. Green).Acknowledgments.About the Editors.About the Contributors.1. Understanding and Applying Theory inHealth Promotion Practiceand Research (Richard A. Crosby, Michelle C. Kegler, and Ralph J.DiClemente).2. The Precaution Adoption Process Model and Its Application (NeilD. 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 PromotionsThat Yield Sustained Behavioral Change (Richard E. Petty, JamieBarden, and S. Christian Wheeler).5. Application of the Authoritative Parenting Model toAdolescentHealth Behavior (Bruce Simons-Morton and Jessica Hartos).6. Natural Helper Models to Enhance a Community s HealthandCompetence (Eugenia Eng and Edith Parker).7. Toward a Comprehensive Understanding ofCommunity Coalitions:Moving from Practice to Theory (Frances D. Butterfoss and MichelleC. Kegler).8. Community Capacity: Concept, Theory, and Methods (Barbara L.Norton, Kenneth R. McLeroy, James N. Burdine,Michael R. J. Felixand Alicia M. Dorsey).9. Social Capital Theory: Implications for Community-BasedHealthPromotion (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 toPublic HealthPromotion (Stevan E. Hobfoll and Jeremiah A. Schumm).12. The Theory of Gender and Power: A Social Structural TheoryforGuiding Public Health Interventions (Gina M. Wingood and Ralph J.DiClemente).13. The Behavioral Ecological Model: Integrating Public HealthandBehavioral Science (Melbourne F. Hovell, Dennis R. Wahlgren, andChristine A. Gehrman).14. Reflections on Emerging Theories in Health PromotionPractice(Michelle C. Kegler, Richard A. Crosby, and Ralph J.DiClemente).Name Index.Subject Index.