HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Health Belief Model, Decisional Balance Sheet, Communication Theory
21 Apr 2016
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No seminars october 23, 26, 27, 28, and 29 in schedule. Exam covers week 1 through to and including week 6. Epidemiology (how we use data from populations of people to understand health trends in. How our healthcare system work (aspects of health administration) Theories guide us and help us tell people how to change. According to the readings, health behaviour change is mot likely to occur when people want to change and are in an environment that supports change. Health is influenced by factors outside the individual, therefore o. Example: health promoters who work with moms will often like the mom to breastfeed the baby because it is healthier o o o o. Talk to mom and educate her about this (individual) Out in a mall and baby needs to be fed. No nice room to do the task, makes it difficult. Social norms, this is disgusting to do in public, the woman will not do this in public.
