Eleven interactive modules that accompany the assigned chapters of Edberg's Essentials of Health Behavior. Each module pairs narrated slides with readings, case studies, reflections, and knowledge checks, and ends with a final assessment.
Foundations: health, behaviour, and theory
Lessons 01–02L · 01
The Links Between Health and BehaviorWhy behaviour sits at the centre of public health: the ecological model, and worked examples from obesity, youth violence, and HIV.
L · 02
Social Behavioral Theory and Its RootsWhat a theory is, how it is tested, and the disciplinary roots of behavioural theory in psychology, sociology, anthropology, and ecology.
Theories of health behaviour
Lessons 03–06L · 03
Individual Health Behavior TheoriesThe Health Belief Model, Theory of Reasoned Action and Planned Behavior, the Transtheoretical Model, and the Precaution Adoption Process Model.
L · 04
Social, Cultural, and Environmental Theories ISocial Cognitive Theory, Social Network Theory, diffusion of innovations, and social marketing.
L · 05
Social, Cultural, and Environmental Theories IICommunications theory, community and organizational change, political economy, and cultural theory as explanations of behaviour.
L · 06
Multilevel Theories and the Ecological PerspectiveBronfenbrenner, the Theory of Triadic Influence, and other multilevel models, then the planning tools (PRECEDE-PROCEED, risk and protective factors) that carry theory into practice.
From theory to practice
Lessons 07–09L · 07
Communities, Populations, and SettingsCommunity and population-based health promotion, tailoring and sustainability, and theory-based programs in schools and worksites.
L · 08
Communications CampaignsMedia, messaging, and the behavioural theory behind health communication and mass media campaigns.
L · 09
Global Health ApplicationsHealth promotion in the global context: the global health system, theory in low-resource settings, and program examples.
Populations, equity, and evaluation
Lessons 10–11L · 10
High-Risk Populations, Culture, and Health DisparitiesApplying theory with high-risk and special populations, harm reduction, and the role of culture, diversity, and disparities in health promotion.
L · 11
Evaluation and Careers in Health PromotionProcess, impact, and outcome evaluation, logic models, and the career paths where social and behavioural theory is put to work.