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| A means to achieve desirable goals in life while maintaining a multidimensional (physical, mental, social, political, economic, and spiritual) equilibrium that is operationalized for individuals as well as for communities. |
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Any overt human action, conscious or unconscious, with measurable
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Intensity
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| Five levels of influence on behavior |
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Intrapersonal or individual factors
Interpersonal factors
Institutional or organizational factors
Community factors
Public policy factors |
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| Those personal attributes such as beliefs, expectations, motives, values, perceptions, and other cognitive elements; personality characteristics, including affective and emotional states and traits, and behavioral patterns, actions, and habits that relate to health maintenance, to health restoration, and to health improvement |
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| those behaviors that a person consciously pursues for health improvement or health protection, such as seeking an immunization, a physical examination, a low-fat food, or a condom |
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| those actions that are performed for reasons other than health but have health effects. For example, a person trying to lose weight so he can improve his appearance. |
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| Any combination of planned learning experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire information and the skills needed to make quality health decisions |
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| Any planned combination of educational, political, regulatory, and organizational supports for actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, or communities |
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| Seven areas of responsibilities for entry level health education |
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Assessing individual and community needs for health education
Planning effective health education programs
Implementing health education programs
Evaluating effectiveness of health education programs
Coordinating provision of health education services
Acting as a resource person in health education
Communicating health & health education needs, concerns, and resources |
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| major components / ideas (peers influence alcohol consumption) |
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| when concepts are specifically defined within a theory (normative beliefs – whether referent group approves or disapproves of drinking) |
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| Health behavior and concepts are too complex for just one theory. Models draw on a number of theories to help understand the context or the problem/behavior. |
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| A set of interrelated concepts, definitions, and predispositions that present a systematic view of events or situations by specifying relations among variables in order to explain and predict the events or situations |
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| Benefits of applying theory |
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Helps in discerning measurable program outcomes
Specifies methods for behavior change
Identifies the timing for interventions
Helps in choosing the right mix of strategies
Enhances communication between professionals
Improves replication
Improves program efficiency and effectiveness |
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| Four aspects of ideal theory |
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Demonstrates predictive power
Testable and verifiable
Generalizable
Identify the determinants (basis); ability to explain |
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| Three reasons why theory matters |
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Leading cause of mortality = chronic disease
Behavioral factors are prominent contributors to mortality
Theory MUST inform practice |
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