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ERIC Number: EJ323142
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Some Notions about Assumptions Underlying Health Education.
Lorig, Kate; Laurin, Janette
Health Education Quarterly, v12 n3 p231-43 Fall 1985
This article examines a number of chronic disease health education studies. The authors suggest that there is a need to reevaluate the assumptions that underlie health education and a need in health education programs to study factors other than, or in addition to, behavior change as mediators of health status. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Diseases, Health, Health Education, Life Style, Needs Assessment, Program Evaluation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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