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Emerging Theories in Health Promotion Practice and ResearchSecond EditioneditorsRalph J. DiClementeRichard A. Crosby ? Michelle C. KeglerEmerging Theories in Health Promotion Practice and ResearchSecond Edition"Here is a 'must-read' for all health promotion researchers and practitioners eager to stay one step ahead of the pack. A panoply of insightful and promising new approaches is presented for consideration andexploration in our contemporary behavioral science arsenal." - M. Elaine Auld, MPH, CHES, Chief Executive Officer, Society for Public... MORE Health Education"This book is an essential addition to the health practice and research literature, concentrating on theoriesthat have not been extensively covered elsewhere and that have great currency. It provides an up-to-date rendition on the interplay among contemporary public health concerns, sound public health practice, and the theoretical bases for practice."- Robert M. Goodman, PhD, MPH, Dean and Professor, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Indiana University"The authors of Emerging Theories provide vivid descriptions of the state of the science in health promotion and presents an exciting map for future research. Understanding and using theories is the hallmark of an excellent practitioner. Creating and elaborating theories is the mark of an excellent researcher. This text will be very valuable for both." - Noreen M. Clark, PhD, Myron E. Wegman Distinguished University Professor; Director, Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan"Emerging Theories captures the dynamic growth in theories of health promotion and illustrates how divergent theoretical perspectives are being integrated into richer explanatory and practice models." - Matthew W. Kreuter, PhD, MPH, Professor of Social Work and Medicine; Director, Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis

"Here is a 'must-read' for all health promotion researchers and practitioners eager to stay one step ahead of the pack. A panoply of insightful and promising new approaches is presented for consideration and exploration in our contemporary behavioral science arsenal." - M. Elaine Auld, MPH, CHES, Chief Executive Officer, Society for Public Health Education"This book is an essential addition to the health practice and research literature, concentrating on theories that have not been extensively covered elsewhere and that have great currency. It provides an up-to-date rendition on the interplay among contemporary public health concerns, sound public health practice, and the theoretical bases for practice."- Robert M. Goodman, PhD, MPH, Dean and Professor, School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Indiana University"The authors of Emerging Theories provide vivid descriptions of the state of the science in health promotion and presents an exciting map for future research. Understanding and using theories is the hallmark of an excellent practitioner. Creating and elaborating theories is the mark of an excellent researcher. This text will be very valuable for both." - Noreen M. Clark, PhD, Myron E. Wegman Distinguished University Professor; Director, Center for Managing Chronic Disease, University of Michigan"Emerging Theories captures the dynamic growth in theories of health promotion and illustrates how divergent theoretical perspectives are being integrated into richer explanatory and practice models." - Matthew W. Kreuter, PhD, MPH, Professor of Social Work and Medicine; Director, Health Communication Research Laboratory, Washington University in St. Louis

Adolescents (a high-risk health group) are growing as a percentage of the populations. This text offers an action-oriented epidemiologic approach to understanding the risk factors affecting adolescent health, and what can be done in response.

Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA. Discusses the important role of existing and new theories in promoting health. Topics include self-esteem enhancement theory, developing health promotions for sustained behavioral change, and issues and challenges in applying theory in health promotion practice. For researchers and practitioners. DNLM: Health promotion.

Tables and Figures	p. xi
Foreword	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xviii
The Editors	p. xix
The Contributors	p. xx
Theory in Health Promotion Practice and Research	p. 3
Individual-Level Approaches	p. 19
The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model of HIV Preventive Behavior	p. 21
Social Influences: The Effects of Socialization, Selecti... MORE	p. 65
Self-Esteem Enhancement Theory: Promoting Health Across The Life Span	p. 97
Conservation of Resources Theory: Application to Public Health Promotion	p. 131
Self-Determination Theory: Process Models for Health Behavior Change	p. 157
The Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion: Developing Health Promotions for Sustained Behavioral Change	p. 185
An Integrative Model for Behavioral Prediction and its Application to Health Promotion	p. 215
Community-Based Approaches	p. 235
The Community Coalition Action Theory	p. 237
Community Capacity: Theory and Application	p. 277
Natural Helper Models to Enhance a Community's Health and Competence	p. 303
Community-Based Prevention Marketing: A New Framework for Health Promotion Interventions	p. 331
Ecological Approaches	p. 357
Changing Our Unhealthy Ways: Emerging Perspectives from Social Action Theory	p. 359
The Theory of Gender and Power: Constructs, Variables, and Implications for Developing HIV Interventions for Women	p. 393
The Logical and Empirical Basis for the Behavioral Ecological Model	p. 415
The Theory of Triadic Influence	p. 451
The Interactive Domain Model Approach to Best Practices in Health Promotion	p. 511
Communication-for-Behavioral-Impact: An Integrated Model for Health and Social Change	p. 535
Issues and Challenges in Applying Theory in Health Promotion Practice and Research: Adaptation, Translation, and Global Application	p. 551
Index	p. 569
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Ralph J. Diclemente, PhD, is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health and Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Immunology and associate director, Emory Center for AIDS Research. Richard A. Crosby, PhD, is DDI Endowed Professor and chair, Department of Health Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Kentucky. Michelle C. Kegler, DrPH, MPH, is associate professor and deputy director, Emory Prevention Research Center, in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education in the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University.

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