theory at a glance.pdf

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1、TheoryataGlanceAGuideForHealthPromotionPracticeU.S.DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHANDHUMANSERVICESNationalInstitutesofHealthTheoryataGlanceAGuideForHealthPromotionPractice(SecondEdition)U.S.DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHANDHUMANSERVICESNationalInstitutesofHealthForeworddecadeago,thefirsteditionofTheor

2、yataGlancewaspublished.Theguidewasawelcomeresourceforpublichealthpractitionersseekingasingle,conciseAsummaryofhealthbehaviortheoriesthatwasneitheroverwhelmingnorsuperficial.Asagovernmentpublicationinthepublicdomain,italsoprovidedcash-strappedhealthdepartmentswithaccesstoasemin

3、alintegrationofscholarlyworkthatwasusefultoprogramstaff,interns,anddirectorsalike.Althoughtheywerenottheprimarytargetaudience,membersofthepublichealthresearchcommunityalsoutilizedTheoryataGlance,bothasaquickdeskreferenceandasaprimerfortheirstudents.TheNationalCancerInstituteis

4、pleasedtosponsorthepublicationofthisguide,butitsrelevanceisbynomeanslimitedtocancerpreventionandcontrol.Theprinciplesdescribedhereincanserveasframeworksformanydomainsofpublichealthintervention,complementingfocusedevidencereviewssuchasCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention’sGuid

5、etoCommunityPreventiveServices.ThisreportalsocomplementsanumberofothereffortsbyNCIandourfederalpartnerstofacilitatemorerigoroustestingandapplicationofhealthbehaviortheoriesthroughtrainingworkshopsandthedevelopmentofnewWeb-basedresources.Onereasontheoryissousefulisthatithelpsus

6、articulateassumptionsandhypothesesconcerningourstrategiesandtargetsofintervention.Debatesamongpolicymakersconcerningpublichealthprogramsareoftencomplicatedbyunspokenassumptionsorconfusionaboutwhichdataarerelevant.Theorycaninformthesedebatesbyclarifyingkeyconstructsandtheirpres

7、umedrelationships.Especiallywhentheevidencebaseissmall,advocatesofoneapproachoranothercanbechallengedtoaddressthemechanismsbywhichaprogramisexpectedtohaveanimpact.Byspecifyingthesealternativepathwaystochange,programevaluationscanbedesignedtoensurethatregardlessoftheoutcome,imp

8、rovementsinknowledge,programdesign,andimplementationwilloccur