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  • Title: Emerging trends in adolescent health promotion.
    Author: Petosa R.
    Journal: Health Values; 1986; 10(3):22-8. PubMed ID: 10276148.
    Abstract:
    Social learning theory has had a major impact on the recent development of adolescent health promotion programs. By expanding traditional, knowledge-based curricula to address social, psychological and environmental factors associated with the development of health-related actions, the effectiveness of health education programs can be increased. Rigorous evaluations of these innovative programs provide a research base for the development of a comprehensive health promotion model. This paper describes recent developments in the psychosocial approach to adolescent health behavior. The paper concludes with a proposed definition of health promotion and a comprehensive model of health promotion derived from both theory and research. This review underscores the importance of theory for: contributing to the development of progressively more sophisticated health education programs deriving meaningful conclusions from the evaluation of these programs.
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