HLT POL 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter N/A: Broadspectrum, Kaiser Family Foundation, Health Promotion

• School: UCLA
• Department: Health Policy and Management
• Course: HLT POL 100
• Professor: Marcy Boroff

Document Summary

The lackluster performance of individual treatment approaches was especially apparent when contrasted with new evidence from public health research showing far-reaching and lasting health effects from environmental and policy changes that eliminated the need for individual decision making. With the stage well set, the final push for a change in approach came in the 1990s with the development of social ecological models of health behavior. These models integrate behavioral science with clinical and public health approaches. For these groups, the emphasis is on changing rather than preventing risky behavior. Population-level interventions that target defined populations in order to change and/or prevent behavioral risk factors may involve mediation through important organizational channels or natural environments. Use multiple approaches (e. g. , education, social support, laws, incentives, behavior change programs) and address multiple levels of influence simultaneously (i. e. , individuals, families, communities, nations) Take account of the special needs of target groups (e. g. , based on age, gender, race, ethnicity, and social class)