The Health Belief Model For College Students

After much consideration, I believe the Health Belief Model (HBM) is the best possible tool when addressing the rationale that some college students simply believe they are invincible. While we condone abstinence, we know that in reality not everyone is practicing it. As mentioned before, the HBM is constructed of six components: perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, action cues, and self-efficacy. In order for change to occur we would have to use appropriate measures to implement change within the college population. We could possibly put on a presentation for students that would be worth extra credit for students who attend. We would discuss ways to get these students to change. For example,