Health Behavior Change in Populations
Scott Kahan
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Description for Health Behavior Change in Populations
Paperback. The single greatest way to improve health and quality of life is not by developing new medical approaches, but by addressing harmful personal behaviors. This book is designed to teach students and practitioners strategic principles for creating positive behavioral change on a population level. Editor(s): Kahan, Scott; Gielen, Andrea Carlson; Fagan, Peter J.; Green, Lawrence W. Num Pages: 584 pages, 30, 30 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 252 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1194.
The single greatest way to improve health and quality of life is not by developing new medical approaches, but by addressing harmful personal behaviors. These behaviors - which include tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, diet, and physical activity-play a significant role in the risk for and development, treatment, and management of the most common causes of disease, disability, and death in the modern world. Health Behavior Change in Populations is designed to teach students and practitioners strategic principles for creating positive behavioral change on a population level. With an emphasis on the application of theory and research to practice, this ... Read more
The single greatest way to improve health and quality of life is not by developing new medical approaches, but by addressing harmful personal behaviors. These behaviors - which include tobacco, alcohol, and drug use, diet, and physical activity-play a significant role in the risk for and development, treatment, and management of the most common causes of disease, disability, and death in the modern world. Health Behavior Change in Populations is designed to teach students and practitioners strategic principles for creating positive behavioral change on a population level. With an emphasis on the application of theory and research to practice, this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
1196g
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421414553
SKU
V9781421414553
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-50
About Scott Kahan
Scott Kahan, MD, MPH, is director of the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent (STOP) Obesity Alliance at George Washington University and the National Center for Weight and Wellness. He is an instructor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a clinical professor at the George Washington University School of Medicine and the George Washington University School of ... Read more
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