The Connection between Health Promotion, Prevention, and Psychosocial Health: An Innovative Action Model

Health psychology and health promotion

Health psychology is the defined as studying of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. It contributes to is concerned with the understanding of how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute role to in physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly. For example, health is hurt by the chronically occurring environ...

The effect of health education based on health belief model on behavioral promotion of urinary infection prevention in pregnant women

Urinary infection is one of the most frequent difficulties in women and because of the changes in the body, pregnant women are more susceptible. This study aims to determine the effect of health education based on health belief model on behavioral promotion of urinary infection prevention in pregnant women. In this experimental study, 110 pregnant women referred to the health centers in Behbaha...

Health Education and Health Promotion

Funding health promotion and disease prevention programmes: an innovative financing experience from Thailand.

Sustainable sources of funding for health programmes have been explored by many countries. In Thailand, the Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth) was established in 2001 as an innovative state agency for funding health promotion from the 2% surcharge on alcohol and tobacco excise tax. ThaiHealth is governed by a Board chaired by the Prime Minister. It is not part of the conventional health s...

Spiritual Health Consulting Model for Health Promotion in Clients

Background and Objectives: Neglect of God may cause adverse emotions, unhealthy lifestyle, and high-risk behaviors. Such a spiritual vacuum, damages the bio-psycho-socio-spiritual health of individuals. Study was conducted to design and validate the spiritual health consulting model for health promotion in clients. Methods: In this qualitative study, universal models of nursing care, prominent...