Handbook of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

" ... it offers comprehensive content, presented in an in-depth and insightful manner. It is scholarly in tone and requires serious reading. ... This volume is a superb example of collaborative academic achievement embracing a defined body of knowledge. A vital addition to academic libraries providing contemporary resources in the areas of public health, public policy, and behavioral science, as well as for health care disciplines employing health, wellness, and prevention as part of their scope of practice. Undergraduates and up." (Choice, 37:5 (2000) "... the volume meets its intended goals. It does a workman-like job in regard to the most prevalent and frequently discussed issues in the field. ... This should be a useful basic text for first year graduate students in public health." (The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 188:11 (2000)

• I. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention: History and Areas of Importance.- 1 The Importance of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.- 2 Historical and Conceptual Perspectives on Health Promotion.- II. Theoretical Models and Evaluation Methods in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.- 3 Theoretical Approaches Guiding the Development and Implementation of Health Promotion Programs.- 4 Program Evaluation.- III. General Cross-Cutting Issues.- 5 Symptom Perception.- 6 Health-Care-Seeking Behaviors.- 7 Stress, Coping, Social Support, and Illness.- IV. Behavior Change for Risk Reduction.- 8 Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation.- 9 Obesity and Nutrition.- 10 Physical Activity.- 11 Alcohol and Drug Abuse.- V. Behavior Change for Preventing Disease and Disability Outcomes.- 12 Cardiovascular Diseases.- 13 Cancer Prevention and Control.- 14 Intentional Injury.- 15 Unintentional Injury.- 16 Pulmonary Disorders.- 17 Behavioral and Social Dimensions of Pain in Rheumatic Disease.- 18 Prevention of HIV/AIDS.- VI. Intervention Channels.- 19 Schools as a Setting for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.- 20 Planning Community Health Interventions.- 21 Health Promotion in Health Care Settings.- 22 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at the Work Site.- VII. Special Populations and Issues.- 23 Promoting the Health of Women and Children.- 24 Adolescent Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.- 25 Older Populations.- 26 Women’s Health and Health Behaviors.- 27 Sociocultural Factors and Prevention Programs Affecting the Health of Ethnic Minorities.- 28 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Developing Countries.- VIII. Policy Perspectives.- 29 The Role of Health Care Organization in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.- 30 The Role of Governmental Public HealthAgencies.- 31 Determining the Cost-Effectiveness of Health Promotion Programs.- IX. Future Directions in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.- 32 Promising Theoretical and Methodological Approaches and Future Directions in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research and Practice.