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Theories And Models Of Program Planning

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Theories and Models for Program Planning

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Health promotion programs are critical since they support health outcomes and ensure

healthy lifestyle behaviors. In most cases, program planners have a variety of models and

theories that they use to help the process in the context of working with individuals,

communities, groups and organizations. Individuals and communities in most cases, have many

risky lifestyles that undermine the quality of life they live and their healthcare outcomes in the

bottom line (Simpson, 2015). These individual lifestyles and behaviors also affect their overall

health. The behaviors may include but not limited to physical inactivity, unhealthy diets, stress,

and smoking and drinking. Other factors may undermine the ability of an individual or

community to change their behaviors effectively. Some of these factors include socioeconomic,

poor access to healthcare, ethnic/cultural differences, inaccessibility to healthy foods, and most

importantly lack of exercise (Simpson, 2015).

Evaluation of the factors highlighted above can better inform the program choices since

they direct the effort of program planning to better serve the underserved needs of both the

community and the individuals. For the program to be effective, it must address both the

behavior and the factors that surround the behavior. The models and theories, in this case,

provide an essential framework for program planners to build in the process of developing a

health promotion program (Simpson, 2015). This discussion will focus on three models or

theories related to health behavior change that can assist program planners in developing an

effective health promotion program. The three models include socio-ecological, trans-theoretical,

and health belief model. Program planners can incorporate these three models/theories to

effectively design a program that best meets the needs and expectations of the target

communities or individuals (Simpson, 2015).

Socio-ecological model

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Running Head: THEORIES AND MODELS FOR PROGRAM PLANNING Theories and Models for Program Planning Name Instructor Institutional Affiliation Date 1 THEORIES AND MODELS FOR PROGRAM PLANNING 2 Health promotion programs are critical since they support health outcomes and ensure healthy lifestyle behaviors. In most cases, program planners have a variety of models and theories that they use to help the process in the context of working with individuals, communities, groups and organizations. Individuals and communities in most cases, have many risky lifestyles that undermine the quality of life they live and their healthcare outcomes in the bottom line (Simpson, 2015). These individual lifestyles and behaviors also affect their overall health. The behaviors may include but not limited to physical inactivity, unhealthy diets, stress, and smoking and drinking. Other factors may undermine the ability of an individual or community to change their behaviors effectively. Some of these factors include socioeconomic, poor access to healthcare, ethnic/cultural differences, inaccessibility to healthy foods, and most importantly lack of exercise (Simpson, 2015). Evaluation of the factors highlighted above can better inform the program choices since they direct the effort of program planning to better serve the underserved needs of both the community and the individuals. For the program to be effective, it must address both the behavior and the factors that surround the behavior. The model ...
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