Using the first public health issue that you discussed in W1 Assignment 3, select two individual health behavior theories and apply them to that issue. Identify at least two theories or frameworks that can be used to understand your public health issue. Examine the theories and apply them to the topic. In your paper:
- Explain how each theory or framework applies to your topic.
- Provide at least two literature based examples for each theory or framework.
- Your paper must be a minimum of 1,000 words in length.
- On a separate page, cite all sources according to APA format
- Submit your paper as a Microsoft Word document
Requirements: 4 pages | .doc file
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The last step is maintenance (Gökbayrak, Paiva, Blissmer, & Prochaska, 2015). In this stage, youths already changed their behaviors several months ago. It involves successfully avoiding former behaviors and keeping up new behaviors. At this stage, an individual should look for ways to avoid temptations to successfully maintain his or her behaviors. He or she should be avoiding hanging his or her peers or staying idle, and so on. An individual should try to maintain his or her old habits with more positive actions. The youths attempt to secure all the achievements they have attained.
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