Preventing AIDS: theories and methods of behavioral interventions
In: AIDS prevention and mental health
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In: AIDS prevention and mental health
In: Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services: research, practice, and policy adopted by the National Social Work AIDS Network (NSWAN), Band 12, Heft 3-4, S. 258-265
ISSN: 1538-151X
This book identifies key concepts of successful community-based research beyond the aspect of location, including prevention focus, population-centered partnerships, multidisciplinary cooperation, and cultural competency. Lessons from the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and case studies on HIV/AIDS prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction illustrate the application of research methods with both positive and negative outcomes. For Further Information, Please Click Here! ;chapter
In: The Springer Series in Behavioral Psychophysiology and Medicine Ser.
In: AIDS prevention and mental health
In: Vulnerable children and youth studies, Band 14, Heft 1, S. 1-16
ISSN: 1745-0136
In: Journal of social service research, Band 39, Heft 4, S. 545-551
ISSN: 1540-7314
In: Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children & Youth, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 121-138
ISSN: 1553-8613
In: American journal of health promotion, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 142-145
ISSN: 2168-6602
"Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) has become the preferred model for conducting research in communities. Most scientists who conduct such research now recognize that working in partnership with the community is preferable, and more ethical, than conducting research on a community . As Surgeon General of the United States, I direct a number of programs aimed at encouraging Americans to avoid tobacco, engage in physical activity, consume more nutritious diets, and protect their health in other ways. We need more effective methods to persuade, motivate, and enable individuals and com
In: Vulnerable children and youth studies, Band 12, Heft 4, S. 353-359
ISSN: 1745-0136
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 44, S. 120-125
ISSN: 0190-7409
In: Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services: research, practice, and policy adopted by the National Social Work AIDS Network (NSWAN), Band 6, Heft 3, S. 29-41
ISSN: 1538-151X
In: Jossey-Bass Public Health Ser
Learn about the programs and interventions that keep the world healthyIntroduction to Global Health Promotionaddresses a breadth and depth of public health topics that students and emerging professionals in the field must understand as the world's burden of disease changes with non-communicable diseases on the rise in low- and middle-income countries as their middle class populations grow. Now more than ever, we need to provide health advocacy and intervention to prevent, predict, and address emerging global health issues. This new text from the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) prepares readers with thorough and thoughtful chapters on global health promotion theories, best practices, and perspectives on the future of the field, from the individual to the global level.The world's biggest health care challenges-including HIV, malaria, heart disease, smoking, and violence, among others-are explored in detail in Introduction to Global Health Promotion. The state of the science, including the latest empirical data, is distilled into 19 chapters that update readers on the complex issues surrounding a variety of illnesses and conditions, and disease epidemics and individual, social, institutional, and governmental barriers to preventing them. Expert authors bring to the fore human rights issues, new uses of technology, and practical application of theory. These perspectives, along with the book's multidisciplinary approach, serve to create a well-rounded understanding of global health today. Readers will:Gain comprehensive knowledge of today's most pressing global health concerns, such as immunization, STIs, cancer prevention, and global nutritionLearn to develop best-practice programs and interventions by analyzing what has worked and what hasn't in the history of global healthFocus on the use of technology in global health prevention and identify emerging opportunities to transform worldwide health practicesBecome conversant in the latest empirical findings and notable practical applications of global health modelsFrom the basics of disease transmission to the complex social, political, and human contexts in which we must work, Introduction to Global Health Promotionbuilds a comprehensive framework that will serve you well on your journey to improve health around the world.