9 research outputs found
Telenovela como estratégia de educação nutricional no âmbito de uma política pública de acesso à alimentação adequada e saudável
Food, City and Young Globavores: perceptions of Pakistani urban youth about food choices and healthy eating
Elaboração e verificação da validade e confiabilidade de um instrumento de letramento em nutrição entre pessoas com diabetes
Promoting healthy eating in primary health care from the perspective of health professionals: a qualitative comparative study in the context of South America
Effectiveness of Education Interventions Designed to Improve Nutrition Knowledge in Athletes: A Systematic Review
Behavioral Health Theories, Equity, and Disparities in Global Health : A Basic Process Model
Lack of participation in health-promoting behaviors and participation in behaviors that contribute to health risks have been linked to health disparities observed among individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. This chapter presents a basic process model to summarize the effects of socio-structural variables linked to health disparities – socioeconomic status, education, health literacy, ethnicity, and religiosity – on individuals’ beliefs and cognitions that determine behavior. Socio-structural characteristics were proposed to have a pervasive effect on individuals’ beliefs and other constructs from social cognition theories which impact their decisions to participate in prospective health behaviors and influence their health outcomes. The model provides a mechanistic explanation for health disparities among individuals from disadvantaged groups. A series of illustrative examples are presented of the application of the proposed model as a means to explain how characteristics linked to disadvantage relate to participation in health behaviors and outcomes via potentially modifiable mediating beliefs and social cognition constructs. Efforts to develop interventions targeting these modifiable beliefs will contribute to the enhancement of long-term global health and illness prevention.peerReviewe