Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications [Hardcover]

Andrea Carlson Gielen (Editor), David A. Sleet (Editor), Ralph J. DiClemente (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 24, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0787977640 | ISBN-13: 978-0787977641 | Edition: 1

Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications is a cutting-edge volume that provides a comprehensive understanding of injury and violence prevention. This detailed resource draws on the breadth and depth of many scientific disciplines and public health practice experiences. Written by internationally renowned experts in the field, Injury and Violence Prevention emphasizes the specific theories, methods, and applications that make behavioral science approaches relevant and central to reducing injury-related harm. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the most frequently used behavior change theories and models and shows how they have been¾or could be¾applied to injury problems, the most commonly used research methods for understanding and influencing behavior change, behavior change issues for specific injury topic areas, and   a variety of cross-cutting issues important to the field.

Editorial Reviews

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"This text presents an opportunity for a cleaver reappraisal of the imperative to improve and the health outcomes of the next generations . . ." (Australian and New Zealand of Public Health, August-Sept 2007)

"Should be on the bookshelf of every researcher, practitioner, and advocate striving to reduce the public health burden of injury and violence. This well-written, comprehensive, and compelling book has a great deal to teach students and professionals about the theories underpinning the design, implementation, and evaluation of behavioral change strategies."
— American Journal of Preventive Medicine

"This book would be an excellent resource for classroom teaching. The authors have provided thought-provoking examples of ‘real-life’ interventions. The book would be useful not only in a topical class on the issue of injury and violence but also in classes focused on behavior change theories and theory-based intervention development. I found new and innovative examples of interventions that I will use in classroom teaching.

I would recommend this book to public health professionals and to teachers working with students of public health, health education, nursing and medicine. The clarity of the writing and the excellent examples make this book appropriate for both graduate- and undergraduate-level students"
— Health Education Research

"The cohesive textbook Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications offers the reader a solid foundation for the involvement of psychology in the field."
— Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books

"I highly recommend this book. It sets a new standard for the next generation of injury and violence prevention programs."
— American Journal of Health Behavior

“The outstanding new text Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications is the first to focus on the application of behavioral science to the problem of injury.
— Journal of the American Medical Association

From the Back Cover

Every three minutes someone in the United States dies from an injury due to such causes as fires and burns, homicide and suicide, poisoning, drowning, falls, and motor vehicle crashes. Injuries are the leading cause of death for people ages 1 to 44 and the leading cause of years of potential life lost before age 65. Injuries and violence are substantial problems not only in the U.S. but globally as well, and they exact a huge toll on the health of people throughout the world.

Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications is a cutting-edge volume that provides a comprehensive understanding of injury and violence prevention. This detailed resource draws on the breadth and depth of many scientific disciplines and public health practice experiences. Written by internationally renowned experts in the field, Injury and Violence Prevention emphasizes the specific theories, methods, and applications that make behavioral science approaches relevant and central to reducing injury-related harm. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the most frequently used behavior change theories and models and shows how they have been—or could be—applied to injury problems, the most commonly used research methods for understanding and influencing behavior change, behavior change issues for specific injury topic areas, and a variety of cross-cutting issues important to the field.

Injury and Violence Prevention suggests new lines of research and multidisciplinary collaborations that can serve as an inspiration to behavioral and social scientists, health psychologists, health educators, injury prevention specialists, and others in public health who wish to explore more fully the exciting challenge of preventing injury and violence.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (March 24, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787977640
• ISBN-13: 978-0787977641
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #985,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The excellent book for injury prevention, July 29, 2009

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Kamonrat Kittipimpanon "kkamonrat" (Bkk,Thailand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications (Hardcover)

This book gathered useful information about injury prevention. it conceptualizes about injury prevention including Theories, Methods and applications.I am very enjoyed this book. It help me to understand about the injury problem and how to design the intervention for prevention, it is also easy to read and apply these concepts to my research.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Behavioral Science and Injury, July 12, 2007

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David Hemenway - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications (Hardcover)

I've been in the injury prevention field a long time, and was pleasantly surprised by how much I learned from reading this book. The focus is on using behavioral science to help understand and prevent both unintentional and intentional injuries. The book is readable and extremely well-edited (almost forty authors).

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Injury and Violence Prevention, January 11, 2007

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Dr. I. Miller (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Injury and Violence Prevention: Behavioral Science Theories, Methods, and Applications (Hardcover)

A useful text that integrates behavioural science methods to violence and injury prevention. It provides a helpful balance to other texts in the are which have a more engineering or legalistic focus.