HSCI 533                                                                                                                 Dr. Robert Huff

 

Class Schedule

 

Week
 Topic Assignment
1

Introduction, course overview & HBM (Discuss first written assignment)

  
2
 Assessment and evaluation for health behavior change/Ethics of social intervention (1) Outside Reading
3

Concepts of health and disease

(Interview Paper Due)

G,L&R: 1-66
4

Change and change processes and Precautional Adoption Process Model

(Prospectus Paper Due)

G,L&R: 121-143
5
 Theories of Reasoned Action & Planned Change G,L&R: 67-98
6
 Social Cognitive Theory G,L&R: 165-184
7
 Social Networks & Social Support G,L&R: 185-209
8
 Interventions for health behavior change  
9
 Stress, Coping, and Health Behavior G,L&R: 210-239
10
 Social Influence & Interpersonal Communication (Assessment & Intervention Paper Due) G,L&R: 240-264
11
 SPRING BREAK
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12
 Community & group intervention models

G,L&R: 279-360
13
 Communication & theory & health behavior change G,L&R: 361-388
14
 The Precede-Proceed Planning Model G,L&R: 409-436
15
 Ecological models & socioeconomic and cultural issues in health behavior change G,L&R: 462-509
16
 Final comments and class processing about health behavior change  
17
 Last Class Session: Final Project Report Due in Dr. Huff's Office between 4:00 and 6:00 pm  

 

 

 

Prochaska, Norcross & DiClemente - Recommended sequence of readings:

Week 2-8 Pages 13-171 G,L&R: 99-120
Week 9-10 Pages 172-219  
Week 12-13 Pages 220-273  

These readings are designed to assist you at the different levels of your individual project. They will be discussed on an “as needed” basis. That is, as students have questions or wish to explore the suggestions and tools presented in the readings. Many of the tools presented have been found to be quite useful to students in past classes so the class participant is urged to keep up with these readings.