At the dawn of the twenty-first century, Americans enjoyed better overall health than at any
other time in the nation's history. Rapid advancements in medical technologies …

" Having so many theories put together thoughtfully, proximally, in a single book will help the
field come to grips with what the role is of theories as we go forward and address the …

Overcoming Obstacles to Health: a Report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the
Commission to Build a Healthier America 1 was issued from the foundation to the …

New Horizons in Health discusses how the National Institutes of Health (NIH) can integrate
research in the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences to better understand the causes …

Recent studies have documented the substantial health benefits and financial savings
associated with many disease prevention and health promotion programs.~ 5 Examples of …

Informed by principles of equity and the social determinants of health, Understanding health
promotion draws on the authors' research to focus on strategic approaches to health …

Prior to the 1970s, efforts to improve individual and population health focused almost
entirely on the medical treatment of disease. The concepts of health promotion and wellness …

In this discussion of social ecological strategies for promoting healthy lifestyles as an
element of social ecological perspectives on health promotion, it may be useful to start by …

Abstract Changes in lifestyle that promote health-enhancing behaviors and inhibit health-
compromising behaviors have been recommended by the US Surgeon General as an …

′ In short, Lloyd and Lucas′ approach is challenging in its emphasis on a′ positive′
and holistic orientation to health and always humane in its emphasis on quality of life and, in …