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Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Advisory Board -- Volume Editors and Co-Volume Editors -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Part I Foundation Topics in Primary Prevention and Health Promotion -- Definitions of Primary Prevention -- Introduction -- Early Definitions of Primary Prevention -- The Public Health/Preventive Medicine Definition -- A Preventive Psychiatry Definition -- A Strength-Oriented Definition of Primary Prevention -- Types of Populations at Risk: An Updated Medical Definition -- The Social Experience Perspective -- The Configural Definition of the Helping System -- The Continuing Evolution in the Definition of Primary Prevention -- References -- History of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion -- Introduction -- Health Promotion and Patterns of Disease -- Theories of Disease and Health Promotion Practices -- Social Factors and Health Promotion -- The Evolution of Health Promotion Technologies -- Implications for Training in Health Promotion -- Conclusion -- References -- Primary Prevention and Health Promotion in Public Health -- Introduction -- Brief History of Public Health -- Efforts to Define a Public Health Approach -- Fundamental Concepts of a Public Health Approach -- Focus on Populations -- Emphasis on Promotion and Prevention -- Attention Paid to Determinants of Health -- Engagement in a Process Based on Three Action Steps -- The Public Health Wheel -- Public Health Intervention Often Means Broad Environmental and Policy Change -- Public Health Uses a Multisystem, Multisector Approach -- Implementation Strategies Are Adapted to Meet Local Needs and Strengths -- Public Health Values Evidence-Based Practices -- Applying the Concepts to Mental Health -- A New Conceptual Framework -- Implications of Public Health on Promotion and Prevention -- Conclusion -- References.
Theories of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion -- The Spectrum of Intervention and the Place of Prevention -- Definitions and Concepts of Primary Prevention -- Risk and Protective Factors -- The Goals of Preventive Interventions -- The Anatomy of Prevention Models -- Modeling the Prevention of Behavior Disorders and the Promotion of Healthy Outcomes -- The Interface Between Behavioral Illnesses and Prevention Models -- Current Controversies in the Prevention of Mental Disorders and the Promotion of Mental Health and Well-Being -- Conclusion -- Prevention Models -- Public Health Models -- Tripartite Causal Model -- Gordon´s Operational Model -- Haddon´s Injury Control Model -- Deficit Reduction Model -- Enhancement/Wellness and Health Promotion Models -- Antecedent Conditions Model -- Ecological Model -- Transactional Model -- Transactional-Ecological Models -- Conclusion -- A Few Final Words of Caution -- See Also -- References -- Evaluation in Primary Prevention and Health Promotion -- Evaluation Research: A Summary of Its Social and Intellectual History in the USA -- Evaluation Research and Prevention -- Prevention in Historic Perspective -- The Emergence of Prevention Science -- Phases in the Evaluation of Prevention and Health Promotion Programs -- Beginning an Evaluation: Predesign Considerations -- Needs and Resources Assessment -- Enhancing Organizational and Community Capacity for Evaluation -- Specifying the Program Theory and Developing a Logic Model -- Conducting a Formative Evaluation -- The Middle of an Evaluation: Data Collection and Analysis -- Descriptive Designs -- Normative Designs -- Impact Evaluation Designs -- Propensity Score Methods -- Mixed Methods Designs -- Analysis of Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Data -- Cost-Outcome Analyses -- Ending an Evaluation: Use and Dissemination of Evaluation Findings.
Culture, Diversity, and Cultural Competence in Evaluation -- Toward a Theory of Knowledge for Evaluation: Perspectivism and Its Implications -- Perspectivism -- References -- Programming for Effective Primary Prevention and Health Promotion -- Generalization One: Effective Programs Are Theory-Driven -- Generalization Two: Effective Programs Recognize That Multiple Factors Present at Multiple Levels Influence Adjustment -- Generalization Three: Effective Programs Emphasize Skill Development and Behavior Change -- Generalization Four: Effective Programs Promote Mental Health Competencies -- Generalization Five: Effective Programs Are Well Timed -- Generalization Number Six: Effective Programs Use Developmentally Appropriate Program Materials and Preventive Intervention Techniques -- Generalization Seven: Effective Programs Recognize That Quality Implementation Is Essential for Achieving Program Goals -- Generalization Number Eight: Effective Programs Are Tailored for Their Target Population and Setting -- Generalization Nine: Effective Programs Are Realistic About Their Effects -- Generalization Ten: Effective Programs Are Carefully and Comprehensively Evaluated -- References -- Ethics in Primary Prevention and Health Promotion -- The Emergence of Ethical Issues in Primary Prevention and Health Care -- Ethical Issues and Dilemmas -- Interventions and Services to Individuals, Families, and Groups -- Confidentiality and Privacy -- Client Self-Determination and Professional Paternalism -- Divided Loyalties -- Professional Boundaries -- Professional and Personal Values -- Agency Administration, Community Organizing, Advocacy, and Social Policy -- Social Justice and the Challenge of Limited Resources -- Compliance with Regulations and Laws -- The Use of Deception -- Relationships Among Practitioners -- Ethical Misconduct, Incompetence, and Impairment.
Whistle-Blowing -- Ethical Decision-Making -- Decision-Making Frameworks -- Codes of Ethics -- Ethics Risk Management -- Conclusions -- References -- Human Rights Fulfillment: The Bedrock for a Healthy Society -- Primary Prevention and Social and Economic Rights -- The Social and Economic Rights Fulfillment (SERF) Index -- The United States´ Rank Among Nations -- SERF Index Scores of the 50 US States by Ethnic Group -- Conclusions -- References -- Contributions of Society, Culture, and Social Class to Emotional Disorder -- References -- Social Justice Approach to Primary Prevention -- Overview -- Defining Social Justice -- Context for a Social Justice Approach -- Theories of Social Justice and Social Change -- Illustrations of a Social Justice Approach to Prevention -- Future Directions in the Implementation of a Social Justice Prevention Approach -- Conclusion -- References -- Health lnsurance: Ethical Considerations in Setting Risk-Differential Health Insurance Rates -- Introduction -- Universal Health Insurance -- Theories of Justice -- Ethical Considerations in Public (State) Versus Private (Market) Insurance Plans -- Standards for Justifying Risk-Differentiated Insurance Plans -- Conclusion -- References -- Cancer: Multiple Services for Children Dying of Cancer and for Their Families -- Introduction -- The Perceived Personal Control Crisis Model -- Preventive Intervention on the Personal Interaction Level -- Preventive Intervention on the Social Action Level -- Preventive Intervention on the Personal Interaction Level for Children with Cancer at the End-of-Life and for Their Families -- Initiating the Anticipatory Grief Process -- Dealing with the Child´s Death Fears -- Supporting Parents and Siblings -- Preventive Intervention on the Social Action Level for Children with Cancer at the End-of-Life and for Their Families.
Discussing with Parents the Child´s Prognosis -- Availability of a Mental Health Professional -- Convening Both Parents -- School Reintegration Program -- Informing the Child About Impending Death -- An Illustrative Case Study -- Maintaining Hope -- Palliative Sedation -- Dying at Home -- Attending the Funeral -- Assessing the Family Functioning -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Suicide: Issues in Physician-Assisted Suicide -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Conceptual Framework -- Individual Autonomy and Rights -- Autonomy -- Rights -- Ethical Dilemmas for Health-Care Professionals -- Paternalism -- Sanctity of Life -- Alleviation of Pain -- Principle of Double Effect -- Terminal Sedation -- Palliative Care -- Family Autonomy and Decision-Making -- Shared Decision-Making -- Culture and Autonomy -- Physician-Assisted Suicide and Society -- Legalization of Physician-Assisted Suicide -- A Slippery Slope -- Comparative Analysis -- Germany -- The Netherlands -- United States -- Switzerland -- Future Direction -- References -- Consultation in Primary Prevention and Health Promotion -- Consultation in Primary Prevention and Health Promotion -- Definitions and Comparisons -- Major Models of Consultation -- Behavioral Consultation -- Mental Health Consultation -- Organizational/Systems Consultation -- Elements Common to Most Models -- Preventive Orientation -- Cooperative Partnership -- Reciprocal Interactions -- Ecological/Systems Perspective -- Means of Empowerment -- Enhancement of Client Well-Being -- Systematic Problem-Solving Process -- Other Issues -- Review of Literature on Effectiveness of Consultation as Means of Preventing Problems and Promoting Health -- Synthesis: Suggestions for Moving Forward -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Financing Primary Prevention -- Introduction.
Health Policies and Prevention: The Foundation of the US Health-Care System.
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