Health Promotion and Behavioral Change.ppt

Virginia Li - Hlth Prom Behav Change - 10 Nov 2008 Health Promotion and Behavioral Change Virginia C. Li Ph.D. Professor of Community Health Sciences Health Promotion (Green) The combination of educational and environmental supports for actions and conditions conducive to health An Ecological View on Health Promotion -Intrapsychological factors -Interpersonal processes -Institutional factors -community factors -public policy Health Promotion in Community Health promotion actions means: -create supportive environment -strengthen community action -develop personal skills -reorient health serv