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Livingood, William C., Jr.; Allegrante, John P.; Green, Lawrence W. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Broad changes in normative health behavior are critical to overcoming many of the contemporary challenges to public health. Reduction in tobacco use during the last third of the 20th century--one of the greatest improvements in public health--illustrates such change. The culture change from accommodation to intolerance of smoking is irrefutable.…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Public Health, Role
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Marks, Ray; Allegrante, John P. – Health Education Journal, 2007
Background: Due to its chronic nature and its associated impact on physical function and life quality, arthritis in its various forms imposes a significant burden on society. Objective: To critically review and evaluate: (1) what has been documented about the burden of arthritis, (2) what is being done in treatment, and (3) what might be done at…
Descriptors: Patient Education, Intervention, Incidence, Prevention