Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health

by M. (Marie) Jeannine Coreil

Book Overview

Emphasizing the importance of social context and cultural construction, Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health examines current issues in health from a social and behavioral sciences perspective. The book uses a social ecological framework to address multilevel influences on health and enlarge the dominant "risk factor" approach to health behavior. Editor Jeannine Coreil and contributing authors use examples from the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412957044
• ISBN13: 9781412957045
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 8.2" x 10.0"