Screen LibrarySocial and behavioral foundations of public health
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| Group Author: | ; ; ; |
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Sage Publications,
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| Publisher Address: | Thousand Oaks |
| Publication Dates: | c2001. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xvi, 360 p.: ill. ; 27 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0761917446 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | R395 |
| CLC: |
R395.1 R1 |
| Call Number: | R1/C797 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-350) and index. Why study social and behavioral factors in health? -- Historical perspectives on population and disease -- Social epidemiology -- Health and illness behavior -- The social environment and health -- Social differentiation, cultural diversity, and community health -- Deviance and social control -- Comparative health cultures -- Community-based approaches to health promotion -- Social marketing -- Health behavior in developing countries -- Food and society -- Public mental health -- Public health and aging: the new imperative. |