Emerging Theories in Health Promotion Practice and Research (eBook)

Ralph J. DiClemente is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, and professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University. Richard A. Crosby is assistant professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. Michelle Crozier Kegler is assistant professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.

Foreword (Lawrence W. Green).

Acknowledgments.

About the Editors.

About the Contributors.

1. Understanding and Applying Theory inHealth Promotion Practice
and Research (Richard A. Crosby, Michelle C. Kegler, and Ralph J.
DiClemente).

2. The Precaution Adoption Process Model and Its Application (Neil
D. 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 Promotions
That Yield Sustained Behavioral Change (Richard E. Petty, Jamie
Barden, and S. Christian Wheeler).

5. Application of the Authoritative Parenting Model toAdolescent
Health Behavior (Bruce Simons-Morton and Jessica Hartos).

6. Natural Helper Models to Enhance a Community s Healthand
Competence (Eugenia Eng and Edith Parker).

7. Toward a Comprehensive Understanding ofCommunity Coalitions:
Moving from Practice to Theory (Frances D. Butterfoss and Michelle
C. Kegler).

8. Community Capacity: Concept, Theory, and Methods (Barbara L.
Norton, Kenneth R. McLeroy, James N. Burdine,Michael R. J. Felix,
and Alicia M. Dorsey).

9. Social Capital Theory: Implications for Community-BasedHealth
Promotion (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 Health
Promotion (Stevan E. Hobfoll and Jeremiah A. Schumm).

12. The Theory of Gender and Power: A Social Structural Theoryfor
Guiding Public Health Interventions (Gina M. Wingood and Ralph J.
DiClemente).

13. The Behavioral Ecological Model: Integrating Public Healthand
Behavioral Science (Melbourne F. Hovell, Dennis R. Wahlgren, and
Christine A. Gehrman).

14. Reflections on Emerging Theories in Health PromotionPractice
(Michelle C. Kegler, Richard A. Crosby, and Ralph J.
DiClemente).

Name Index.

Subject Index.

"All the chapters are clearly written and well organized."
(E-Streams, December 17, 2002)

"The information is well worth the $60 investment..." (The
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, December 2002)

"It is a must-read for health promotion practitioners. It should
be required reading for all health promotion graduate students."
(Health Promotion Practice, April 2003)

"...fresh and optimistic..." (Health Education &
Behavior, 10/03)

"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." --Jim Marks, director, National Center
for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention

"With its emphasis on newer or less frequently taught
theories--many of the macro-level constructs such as social
capital, community capacity, and natural helper models--Emerging
Theories will no doubt serve as a vital resource for students and
professionals throughout public health." --Jo Anne Earp, chair,
Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of
Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"The authors have brought together in one volume a breadth of
theoretical views that is truly trans-disciplinary and
multidimensional. The scope of theories offers an impressive and
enlightening array of views that extend across individual, family,
community, and cultural dimensions." --Carlo C. DiClemente,
professor and chair, Department of Psychology, University of
Maryland Baltimore County

"This volume concisely scans the behavioral science landscape to
integrate the most promising theoretical constructs for health
promotion over the next decade. It challenges both researchers and
practitioners to think outside the box, while emphasizing the
necessity of interdisciplinary exploration and practice to create
healthy communities." --Elaine Auld, executive director, Society
for Public Health Education

"Here is the volume on health promotion theories. It takes a
master to synthesize a huge field like this one." --Everett M.
Rogers, Regents' Professor, Communication and Journalism,
University of New Mexico

"As we search for ways to effectively reach individuals yet
improve health in whole populations, the understanding and
application of theory become critical. The theories in this book
mark an important evolution in the field of public health. Not just
for academic students, this book will be a major contribution to
the efforts of practitioners who seek science that will provide
practical relevance to the everyday study and use of public
health." --Lisa M. Carlson, vice president, Population Health,
Arthritis Foundation