Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 624 pages
• Published by: Jossey-Bass
• Edition: 3rd Edition September 9, 2002
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0787957151
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0787957155
• Book Dimensions: 9.4 x 7 x 1.8 inches
• Weighs: 2.6 pounds

Product Review
"is a book that belongs on the desktop of every medial educator" (The Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, April 2003)

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Praise for Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice

"This book reflects with crystal clarity for students and practitioners the advances in theories and their application in health promotion and education since the previous edition, but also challenges the theorists and researchers to address the gaps that need to be filled before the next edition."
— Lawrence W. Green, visiting professor, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

"The third edition of Health Behavior and Health Education will be indispensable for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working to translate research into practice. This volume charts new territory-from research design to application-and gives the field the lift and vision we've needed."
— C. Tracy Orleans, senior scientist, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

"Regardless of the practice site for health educators, and the nature of the practical problems they address in their daily work, the theoretically-driven orientation of this book is a major resource. After all, there is nothing more practical than a good theory-and this text is full of them!"
— Nancy Fugate Woods, dean, School of Nursing, University of Washington



Reader Reviews
Unarguably, Glanz et al know their theories. That, along with how comprehensive this book is, is as much of a positive review as I can give. My criticism of this book is not the expertise of Glanz et al. (They are quite obviously experienced intellectuals and are to be commended for their efforts.) My concern is: HEHB is inappropriately used as a textbook. HEHB was a professor's textbook choice for a course I am taking. As theories of health behavior are relatively new to me, I found this book to be at a level much too advanced for those just learning of health theories. Glanz compounds the problem by introducing new material-theories--with word choices that are not conducive to learning. Have a dictionary close by if you're a newcomer to health behavior theory; Glanz et al do not make the learning process easy in their attempt to convey the message. The majority of my classmates, some participating as part of a Master's program, are having great difficulty with this text. We oftenon the numerous times we re-read the material in order to grasp the context. HEHB does not serve well as a general textbook; rather, it is a reference resource for individuals seeking advanced knowledge and case citations. Comment | | (Report this)