One of the most effective ways to improve health and quality of life lies not only in developing new medical approaches but in addressing the causes of harmful personal behaviours. These behaviours which include tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, poor diet, and physical inactivity are known risk factors that lead to disease, disability, and death worldwide. Health Behavior Change in Populations is designed to teach intermediate and advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and practitioners the strategic principles and methods for creating positive behavioral change on a population level. With an emphasis on the application of theory and research to practiceand grounded in the ecological model of health behavior changethis core textbook presents current and future public health professionals with a variety of tools for helping people make healthful choices. It also teaches readers strategies for encouraging individuals to participate in community efforts that modify surroundings and circumstances to support actions conducive to health.Written and edited by experts in the health professions, the book also addresses the magnitude of current public health challenges. In addition to identifying evidence-based interventions and best practices, the contributors offer guidance for reaching out to diverse communities, explain how social influences affect behavioral choice, and clarify support roles for key stakeholders, including insurers, employers, policymakers, community groups, clinicians, and health departments.
Foreword by William H. Dietz1. Introduction2. Conceptual Framework for Behavior Change3. Evidence and Ecological Theory in Two Public Health Successes for Health Behavior Change4. Extending the Ecological Model: Key Stakeholders and Organizational Partnerships5. Program Planning for Behavior Change Interventions6. Behavior Change at the Intrapersonal Level7. Behavior Change at the Interpersonal Level: Social Networks8. Behavior Change at the Environmental Level9. Evaluating Behavior Change Programs10. Tobacco and Behavior Change11. Alcohol and Behavior Change12. Substance Abuse and Behavior Change13. Obesity and Eating Behaviors and Behavior Change14. Physical Activity and Behavior Change15. Unintentional Injury and Behavior Change16. Workplace Injury and Behavior Change17. Violence and Behavior Change18. Sexual Risk and Behavior Change19. Clinicians and Behavior Change20. Behavioral Economics and Incentives to Promote Health Behavior Change21. Complexity, Systems Thinking, and Health Behavior Change22. Patient and Consumer Activation for Health Behavior Change23. Empowering Patient Communication24. Health Risk Assessment25. Chronic Conditions and Population HealthManagement for Health Care Systems26. Health Behavior Change in Persons withDepressive Disorders
