Social and behavioral foundations of public health / Jeannine Coreil, Carol A. Bryant, J. Neil Henderson ; with contributions from Melinda S. Forthofer and Gwendolyn P. Quinn.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coreil, Jeannine
Other Authors: Bryant, Carol A., 1948-
Henderson, J. Neil
Forthofer, Melinda S.
Quinn, Gwendolyn P.
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [2001], ©2001.
Subjects:
Public health > Social aspects.
Public health > Psychological aspects.
Social medicine.
Social Medicine.
Public Health.
Physical Description:xvi, 360 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Format: Book
Partial Contents:
  • Why study social and behavioral factors in health?
  • Historical perspectives on population and disease
  • Social epidemiology
  • Health and illness behavior
  • The social environment and health
  • Social differentiation, cultural diversity, and community health
  • Deviance and social control
  • Comparative health cultures
  • Community-based approaches to health promotion
  • Social marketing
  • Health behavior in developing countries
  • Food and society
  • Public mental health
  • Public health and aging: the new imperative.