Includes bibliographical references and index.

The importance of health promotion and disease prevention / Ralph J. DiClemente and James M. Raczynski
Historical and conceptual perspectives on health promotion / David M. Macrina
Theoretical approaches guiding the development and implementation of health promotion programs / Connie L. Kohler, Diane Grimley, and Kim D. Reynolds
Program evaluation / Larry Fish and Laura Leviton
Symptom perception / Martha M. Phillips, Carol E. Cornell, James M. Raczynski, and M. Janice Gilliland
Health-care-seeking behaviors / M. Janice Gilliland, Martha M. Phillips, James M. Raczynski, Delia E. Smith, Carol E. Cornell, and Vera Bittner
Stress, coping, social support, and illness / Leslie F. Clark, Leslie Aaron, MaryAnn Littleton, Katina Pappas-Deluca, Jason B. Avery, and Vel S. McKleroy
Tobacco use prevention and cessation / Suzan E. Winders, Connie L. Kohler, Diane M. Grimley, and Eugene A. Gallagher
Obesity and nutrition / Bonnie A. Spear and Christopher Reinold
Physical activity / Bonnie K. Sanderson and Herman A. Taylor, Jr
Alcohol and drug abuse / Joseph E. Schumacher and Jesse B. Milby
Cardiovascular diseases / James M. Raczynski, Martha M. Phillips, Carol E. Cornell, M. Janice Gilliland, Bonnie Sanderson, and Vera Bittner
Cancer prevention and control / Kim D. Reynolds, Polly P. Kratt, Suzan E. Winders, John W. Waterbor, John L. Shuster, Jr., Marilyn M. Gardner, and Renée A. Harrison
Intentional injury / Philip R. Fine, Matthew D. Rousculp, Andrea D. Tomasek, and Wendy S. Horn
Unintentional injury / Philip R. Fine, Andrea D. Tomasek, Wendy S. Horn, and Matthew D. Rousculp
Pulmonary diseases / Connie L. Kohler, Susan L. Davies, Anne Turner-Henson, and William C. Bailey
Behavioral and social dimensions of pain in rheumatic disease / Laurence A. Bradley
Prevention of HIV/AIDS / Ralph J. DiClemente, Gina M. Wingood, Sten H. Vermund, and Katharine E. Stewart
Schools as a setting for health promotion and disease prevention / Kim D. Reynolds, Mary Ann Pass, Melissa Galvin, Scott D. Winnail, Kathleen F. Harrington, and Ralph J. DiClemente
Planning community health interventions / M. Janice Gilliland and Judith E. Taylor
Health promotion in health care settings / Molly Engle and Polly P. Kratt
Health promotion and disease prevention at the work site / Kathleen C. Brown, Michael T. Weaver, Lynn M. Artz, and James C. Hilyer
Promoting the health of women and children / Lorraine V. Klerman
Adolescent health promotion and disease prevention / Ralph J. DiClemente and Brenda Cobb
Older populations / Melissa M. Galvin, Marilyn M. Gardner, and Molly Engle
Women's health and health behaviors / Carol E. Cornell, M. Janice Gilliland, and Cora E. Lewis
Sociocultural factors and prevention programs affecting the health of ethnic minorities / Gina M. Wingood and Betty Keltner
Health promotion and disease prevention in developing countries / David Coombs and Walter Mason
The role of health care organization in health promotion and disease prevention / Janet M. Bronstein
The role of governmental public health agencies / Stuart A. Capper
Determining the cost-effectiveness of health promotion programs / Eli Capilouto
Promising theoretical and methodological approaches and future directions in health promotion and disease prevention research and practice / James M. Raczynski and Ralph J. DiClemente

This volume provides an overview of the important health promotion and disease prevention theories, methods, and policy issues. Applications of these theories and methods are reviewed to promote health through a variety of channels, for a variety of disease outcomes, and among a variety of populations. It is intended to allow its use as text for introductory causes to the field of health promotion and disease prevention, as well as a reference for researchers and practitioner's actively working in this area.