Main description:

Volume 4 considers the importance of health behavior research in practical settings. Particularly notable are treatments of the "narrative approach", the taxonomy of health behavior, and the organization of health behavior knowledge. Each volume features extensive supplementary and integrative material prepared by the editor, the detailed index to the entire four-volume set, and a glossary of health behavior terminology.

Contents:

Professional Training and Practice. The Relevance of Health Behavior Research to Training and Practice in the Health Professions: An Overview; J.G. Bruhn. Health Behavior Research and Medical training: A New Paradigm; V.A. Reed, et al. Health Behavior Research: What Physicians Must Know; A.R. Flipse. Health Management and Health Policy. Health Services Management and Health Behavior; R.H. Daugherty. Paternalism and Health Behavior; T. Nilstun. Health Policy and Behavior: Injury Control; L.S. Robertson. Planned Applications. Health Behavior Research and School and Youth Health Promotion Programs; S.H. Kelder, et al. Contributions of Health Behavior Research to Community Health Promotion Programs; C. Schooler, J.A. Flora. Toward the Future: An Integration. The Relevance of Health Behavior Research: An Integration of Applications; D.S. Gochman. Health Psychology, Medical Anthropology, Medical Geography, Medical Sociology: Cognate Disciplines, Future Identity, and the Organization of Health Behavior Knowledge; D.S. Gochman. Glossary: An Integration of Health Behavior Concepts and Definitions; D.S. Gochman. 10 Additional Articles. Cumulative Index Volumes I-IV.