Question

Review on various theories utilized in health promotion: The Health Belief Model, The Transtheoretical Model, Social Cognitive Theory, and the Diffusion of Innovation Theory.

Identify and discuss the the theory you understood the most and discuss why. Identify the theory you understood the least and discuss why. Then, using the web, research the theory you least understood. Specifically, locate an application of the theory to a specific target population. Describe the application and outcome of the application/intervention to your colleagues. Include the link to the application/article in the primary discussion post.

Answer 1

*The Health belief model is understood most and the reason is,this model predicts the health behaviour of the individual and the good habits usually leads to better health and the unhealthy habits leads to diseases.
*The Diffusion of innovation theory is least understood,because this theory explains how,why ,what rate new ideas,technology spreads.its unclear to understand.
*on web search,social cognitive theory used in psychology,education and communication,and holds that portions of an individuals knowledge acquisition can be directly related to observing others within the context of social interactions,experiences and outside media influences.
*The Health belief model can be applied to the group of people who are having the habit of smoking.
*The application of this Health belief model providing the health education on the hazards of smoking and development of lung cancer, will change their behaviuor and avoid smoking.