HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Health Belief Model, Health Promotion, Social Cognitive Theory
26 Jul 2016
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Theory at a glance: a guide for health promotion practice. Foundations of theory in health promotion and health behaviour. Why is theory important to health promotion and health behaviour practice. Effective public health, health promotion, and chronic disease management programs help people maintain and improve health, reduce disease risks, and manage chronic illness. They can improve the well-being and self-sufficiency of individuals, families, organizations, and communities. Usually, such successes require behavior change at many levels, (e. g. , individual, organizational, and community). Not all health programs and initiatives are equally successful, however. Those most likely to achieve desired outcomes are based on a clear understanding of targeted health behaviours, and the environmental context in which they occur. A theory presents a systematic way of understanding events or situations. It is a set of concepts, definitions, and propositions that explain or predict these events or situations by illustrating the relationships between variables. Theories must be applicable to a broad variety of situations.
