Intervention Mapping: Designing Theory and Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs with PowerWeb

By L. Kay Bartholomew Eldredge, Gerjo Kok, Guy S. Parcel

Intervention Mapping provides health promotion students and professionals with a framework for effective decision-making at each step of the process involved in health program design, implementation,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767412788
• ISBN13: 9780767412780
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Length: 568 Pages
• Weight: 4.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.9" x 7.5"

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Intervention Mapping

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Systematic development of health promotion programs

Health promotion programs have shown to be more effective when based on theory and empirical evidence. It therefore seems that the application of theory is essential when developing an intervention. However, many program developers have difficulties with applying theory and empirical research rightfully, if trying to apply them at all. The book `Intervention Mapping' tries to fill the gap between theory and practice in intervention development. The book describes a series of steps, each step having a clear end product and several tasks to get there. The content of the steps is in itself not new, but the systematic way in which the steps are presented is. The use of the essential health educator tools are systematically applied in each step: literature review; the application of psychosocial and behavioral theories, and; conducting additional qualitative and quantitative research.The steps of Intervention Mapping are gone through in an iterative manner. When questions in one step cannot be answered, one should go back to see if points in an earlier step have been missed. The book does not only describe the steps that have to be followed in order to get a thoroughly planned intervention, but also gives a good review of current theories that can be applied when analyzing the health problem and when developing the program. Also the book contains four very interesting and helpful chapters in which the application of Intervention Mapping is demonstrated for diverse health problems (AIDS, asthma, alcohol abuse and smoking).The book Intervention Mapping is a valuable gain for developing health promotion programs, implementing programs and evaluating programs. The protocol takes into account the practical situation in which the program has to be used, and aims to involve program users as early as possible within the development process. In all, Intervention Mapping is a very useful tool for both researchers and practicians. In doing so, Intervention Mapping is a successful attempt in closing the gap between science and the practical field.