Theory in health promotion research and practice :thinking outside the box /
Patricia Goodson.
- xix, 245 pages : illustration
Includes bibliographical references and index. Theory as practice: thinking theoretically about health promotion -- Why think theoretically about health promotion? -- Who is thinking theoretically? current use of theory in health promotion research and practice -- Which theories? an overview of the theoretical landscape in health promotion -- Pattern # 1. Exaggerated focus on individual-level factors: too much of a good thing? -- Pattern # 2. Undue emphasis on rationality: what`s love got to do with it? -- Pattern # 3. Deliberate privileging of linearity: the whole or the sum of the parts? -- Applying theory to health promotion research -- Applying theory to program planning and evaluation -- Bridging the gap: recommendations to enhance the use of theory in health promotion research and practice
School of Nursing School of Medical Technology School of Nutrition & Dietetics School of Radiologic Technology School of Respiratory Therapy School of Physical Therapy School of Pharmacy
9780763757939 (pbk.)
Health Planning. Health promotion--Philosophy. Health promotion--Research. Health Promotion. Models, Theoretical.