Module 1 Case Assignment: Health Behavior And Change
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Module 1 Case Assignment: Health Behavior
MHD508 Health Behavior and Change
TUI University
Module 1 Case Assignment: Health Behavior
In the United States there seems to be a definite emphasis placed on health and healthy behavior. One has only to turn on the television or scan the local magazine newsstands to be bombarded with advertisements for weight loss diets and products, exercise machines, and a multitude of other health related items and articles. Based on the prevalence of health related products in the market there is obviously a real or perceived health need. The Committee on Health and Behavior: Research, Practice and Policy which was composed of experts in a multitude of fields to include public policy, psychology, social work, and many different fields of medicine reviewed a multitude of research reports on health and behavior that have been published since 1982. The committee’s focus was on developments in health and behavior research encompassing biological health and psychosocial factors. (Schwab, 2003) In terms of understanding the committee’s research and findings it may first be prudent to review some of the …show more content…
The committee reviewed several behaviors that seem to exert a strong influence on health such as: tobacco use, alcohol abuse, physical activity and diet. These behavioral risk factors showed a direct link between them and health. As Davies (2007) said, “health is always a temporary state of being, and this state has to be maintained and enjoyed or endured in the face of our certain knowledge of future disease and
Module 1 Case Assignment: Health Behavior
MHD508 Health Behavior and Change
TUI University
Module 1 Case Assignment: Health Behavior
In the United States there seems to be a definite emphasis placed on health and healthy behavior. One has only to turn on the television or scan the local magazine newsstands to be bombarded with advertisements for weight loss diets and products, exercise machines, and a multitude of other health related items and articles. Based on the prevalence of health related products in the market there is obviously a real or perceived health need. The Committee on Health and Behavior: Research, Practice and Policy which was composed of experts in a multitude of fields to include public policy, psychology, social work, and many different fields of medicine reviewed a multitude of research reports on health and behavior that have been published since 1982. The committee’s focus was on developments in health and behavior research encompassing biological health and psychosocial factors. (Schwab, 2003) In terms of understanding the committee’s research and findings it may first be prudent to review some of the …show more content…
The committee reviewed several behaviors that seem to exert a strong influence on health such as: tobacco use, alcohol abuse, physical activity and diet. These behavioral risk factors showed a direct link between them and health. As Davies (2007) said, “health is always a temporary state of being, and this state has to be maintained and enjoyed or endured in the face of our certain knowledge of future disease and