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Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice
This fourth edition of the classic book, Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice provides a comprehensive, highly accessible, and in-depth analysis of health behavior theories that are most relevant to health education. This essential resource includes the most current information on theory, research, and practice at individual, interpersonal, and community and group levels. This edition includes substantial new content on current and emerging theories of health comm
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Review by Kathleen A. Fagan for Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice
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This text is a comprehensive review of health related theories. It provides the reader with anlayses of several health behavior theories and extensive bibliographies. To the student who is interested in health behavior research, this text is an important first step because it gives many examples of how specific theories, concepts and constructs are used in research studies.
Review by SlippersLadd for Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice
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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 often comment on 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.
Review by Andrew J. Degnan for Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice
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This revised edition of the classic work by Glanz et al. demonstrates the benefits of poignant insight into the classic psychosocial and behavioral theories and how they relate to the field of public health and health education. Glanz leads the reader through most all of the major theories that apply to designing a public health intervention. In many of the chapters dedicated to individual theories, she includes extensive case studies of the practical implications of the theoretical work described within the main body of each chapter. Along with the other authors of this extensive compilation of classic health behavior and health education literature, Glanz develops within the reader a cohesive and fundamental understanding of theoretical approaches in order to make a successful, calculated, relevant, and effective public health education intervention.
Simply glancing through the pages contained within Glanz’s masterwork tells the reader of the depth and breadth of the field that she covers in compiling this work. The theories are diverse and the approaches taken by each author equally diverse. Glanz nevertheless manages to accomplish the improbable and weave together an outstanding work encompassing all of these models and theories. For the public health professional, student, physician, or educator, Glanz’s classic text on health behavior is essential for a simple, yet detailed understanding of all aspects of health behavior.
Review by L. Martinez for Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice
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This book is a must have for anyone in the health education field. It presents all major health behavior theories in a clear and understandable manner, applies theories to case studies at the end of each chapter, and offers a table summary of each theory’s core constructs. The book is well written and with this third edition comes more updated research information.
Review by R. Watson for Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice
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This book is very useful to anyone involved in the public health field for research or developing interventions to address any health behavior with any group. I’m glad I purchased it. I highly recommend it as a valuable resource.