Aimed primarily at students, this text considers issues of health, diet and fitness. It provides information on behaviour, student involvement activities and documented, empirical data on some of today's most pressing health issues.

Life and Health Targeting Wellness

Levy, Marvin R.

Shirreffs, Janet H.

Dignan, Mark B.

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mcgraw-Hill College

Life & Health: Targeting Wellness

This book was written to provide an applied linkage between measurement and evaluation. There are many texts currently available that deal with measurement and evaluation separately, but few connect the two. This book does just that as applied to evaluation of health education and health promotion. The book is divided into two sections. The first section deals with measurement issues, and the second section is concerned with applications of measurement to evaluation and focuses on the principles of evaluation design, data collection, analysis and presentation of results. It will help students and practicing health professionals gain an understanding ofmeasurement and evaluation without overpowering them with theory. Continuing the basic approach used in the first and second editions, this third edition emphasizes understanding of measurement as the basic tool for evaluation. In this edition, the discussions of approaches to measurement have been expanded and new examples have been added. This book puts information about measurement and evaluation into plain language that can be easily understood. It will be useful to health professionals and others who want or need to evaluate their efforts but aren't specifically trained to do so.

Measurement and evaluation of health education

Thomas

C.C. Thomas

Measurement and Evaluation of Health Education

Goodman, Robert M.

Steckler, Allan B.

Charles C. Thomas Pub Ltd

Program planning for health education and health promotion

Lea, Febiger

<p>Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. New edition of a text for health educators on planning and implementing health education and health promotion programs. Stresses application of theory rather than discussion. DNLM: Health Promotion - planning.</p>

Program Planning for Health Education and Promotion

Medical Books

Carr, Patricia A.

Dentistry

This authoritative volume establishes the groundwork necessary to combine the demands of needs and management in the development of health promotion programs. After a foundational basis is established, design concepts and goals of successful programs for corporate and community settings are introduced. The authors incorporate a diverse selection of approaches to effective modeling, including social ecological, change theories, health belief, and transtheoretical models. The process of developing and implementing techniques for conducting a needs assessment is described, as well as the utility of assessment instruments. The authors outline the considerations for devising a program plan and its administrative, marketing, and financial issues. A discussion of the various methods used to evaluate a program’s effectiveness follows. In each chapter these topics are illustrated in case studies with practical and realistic applications. Appendices include a list of related Web sites, guidelines for worksite health promotion directors, examples of PAR-Q and health histories, sample consent forms, a resource list of professional associations, organizations, and vendors, and an illustration of results from a health risk appraisal.

Developing Health Promotion Programs

Anspaugh, David J.

Anspaugh, Susan L.

Waveland Pr Inc.

<p>Developing, implementing, and evaluating health promotion programs that meet the needs of individuals they serve can be a daunting task. This easy-to-read text smooths the way for students and professionals to master the challenges they will face. Although geared primarily toward the worksite, this comprehensive introduction to the philosophy, rationale, and guidelines for developing health promotion programs is presented in a basic, generalized format that applies equally well in the public and the private sectors. The new edition comprehensively covers the components of successful programs in both corporate and community settings, including managerial roles and responsibilities, effective planning and budgeting strategies, and invaluable advice on marketing and risk management, incorporating the latest in ACSM standards and guidelines. The authors provide a comprehensive treatment of program evaluation models and assessment instruments, emphasizing the goals of health and wellness through long-term behavior change. As a valuable resource for enhancing awareness of the underpinnings of health promotion programs, the text is appropriate for a variety of health-related areas, including fitness, wellness, nursing, psychology, and nutrition.</p>

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