Summary HEP4210 Understanding Health Behaviour

HEP4210
Understanding Health Behaviour
Maastricht University




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, Lecture 1: Introduction to ‘Understanding Health Behaviour’




Primary questions of this course:
 Why determinants research?
 What are the most important (groups of) determinants of health behaviour?
 What are the most changeable determinants of health behaviour?
 How do determinants interrelate?
 How to execute determinants research?

A systematic approach to health promotion is proven to be effective.




Causal mechanisms; what leads to what? Interrelated factors?  Model/theory. Most
theories origin from behavioural sciences, for instance sociology, (developmental,
social and health) psychology, and health promotion (integration).

Case 1: Too many obese workers
What determinants are involved in health behaviour (and how)?


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