An Ecological Perspective on Health Promotion Programs

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dc.contributor.authorMcLeroy, K. R.
dc.contributor.authorBibeau, D.
dc.contributor.authorSteckler, A.
dc.contributor.authorGlanz, K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:03:03Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:03:03Z
dc.date.issued1988
dc.description.abstractDuring the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in societal interest in preventing disability and death in the United States by changing individual behaviors linked to the risk of contracting chronic diseases. This renewed interest in health promotion and disease prevention has not been without its critics. Some critics have accused proponents of life-style interventions of promoting a victim-blaming ideology by neglecting the importance of social influences on health and disease. This article proposes an ecological model for health promotion which focuses attention on both individual and social environmental factors as targets for health promotion interventions. It addresses the importance of interventions directed at changing interpersonal, organizational, community, and public policy, factors which support and maintain unhealthy behaviors. The model assumes that appropriate changes in the social environment will produce changes in individuals, and that the support of individuals in the population is essential for implementing environmental changes.
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/109019818801500401
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/ywf4-gmjc
dc.identifier.citationMcLeroy, K. R. and Bibeau, D. and Steckler, A. and Glanz, K. (1988) An Ecological Perspective on Health Promotion Programs. Health Education & Behavior, 15 (4). pp. 351-377.
dc.identifier.issn1090-1981
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2710
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23375
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectPolicy
dc.subjectChronic Illness & Diseases
dc.subjectinterventions
dc.subjectchronic diseases
dc.subjecthealth promotion
dc.subjectecological model
dc.titleAn Ecological Perspective on Health Promotion Programs
dc.typeArticle

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