PUBHLTH 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Social Cognitive Theory, Transtheoretical Model, Workplace Wellness
29 May 2016
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Chapter 3: theories of behavior change and their application to. 1/10 infants and toddlers are overweight or obese. Communities for healthy living (chl: obesity prevention program for children in low-income families, based on theoretical models: family ecological model, social cognitive. Health behaviors are personal attributes (beliefs, values, perceptions, and other cognitive elements), personality characteristics (affective & emotional states), and overt behavior patterns (actions and habits that relate to health maintenance) Overt health behaviors include: regularly attending weight-loss sessions through workplace wellness program, taking iron supplements to treat anemia, exercising, drinking water instead of soda. Health behaviors are influenced by individual, interpersonal, community, and policy levels. Provide foundation for explaining why individuals behave the way they do and how behavior can be changed: health belief model: developed to explain behavior, transtheoretical model (stages of change): how behavior can be changed. Theories are used to inform the development, implementation, and evaluations of effective interventions to change behavior and improve health.
