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Factors that have influenced modern approaches to health services

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  1. Increased life expectancy
  2. Patterns of disease have changed
  3. Traditional approaches are not responsive to many modern day health problems
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Leading causes of death have shifted from ——— to ———–

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Infectious diseases

Chronic diseases

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The key to affecting behavioral change is…

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Understanding the human processes that affect behavior

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Behavioral theories and models

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  1. Have been developed to help us understand behavior
  2. Explain why people behave as they do
  3. Provide rich source of ideas that can be used to further our understanding if behavior
  4. Enable health care providers to develop more effective interventions
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Examples of social indices that may affect occupational health

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  1. Violence rates
  2. Divorce rates
  3. Unemployment rates
  4. Degree to which individuals have care-giving responsibilities
  5. Numbers who hold multiple jobs
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Unique attributes of social and behavioral sciences

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  1. Qualitative techniques more likely to be used for data collection
  2. Quality of life is an important outcome
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Quality of life considers

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  1. Emotional health
  2. Social health
  3. Intellectual health
  4. Physical health
  5. Spiritual health
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Research in behavioral sciences has examined the relationship between ——- and the occurrence of ——

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Human behavior

Illness and injury

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Focusing on behavioral strategies may result in…

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Healthier behavioral choices

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Behavioral approaches to research may facilitate…

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A better understanding of the neurologic and behavioral aspects of certain exposures

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There is increased recognition of the relationship of social phenomena to….

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Health and illness outcomes

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Provision of appropriate health services depends on complete understanding of the ——- and the ——– of the workplace

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Nature of work

Social context

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Research in behavioral sciences has examined the relationship between ——- and the occurrence of ——

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Human behavior

Illness and injury

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Focusing on behavioral strategies may result in…

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Healthier behavioral choices

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Behavioral approaches to research may facilitate…

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A better understanding of the neurologic and behavioral aspects of certain exposures

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There is increased recognition of the relationship of social phenomena to….

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Health and illness outcomes

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Provision of appropriate health services depends on complete understanding of the ——- and the ——– of the workplace

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Nature of work

Social context

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Health promotion and risk reduction requires an understanding of….

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The psychosocial determinants of health

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Why is there need to develop organizational “healthy policy” as a strategy to improve workers’ health

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  1. Healthy policy facilitates and supports healthy behaviors
  2. Health-promoting and health-damaging policies of organizations are likely to receive scrutiny in the coming year
  3. Organizational change is a critical factor in achieving a healthy occupational environment
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An important area that would benefit from the attention of the social and behavioral sciences is…

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Health promotion that reduces the effects of occupational and environmental exposures

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Social and behavioral sciences can identify and examine…

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Factors that threaten the health of workers

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The psychosocial environment of the workplace plays a critical role in….

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The occurrence of occupational injury and illness

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The organization of work is influenced by ——— of people within the organization and outside of it

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  1. Ideologies
  2. Values
  3. Beliefs
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Examples of people within an organization that influence the organization of work

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  1. Managers

2. Workers

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Examples of people outside of an organization that influence organization of work

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  1. Scientists

2. Government

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Ideologies affect ——- of the workplace

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Social dimensions

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Organization of work has been identified as a research priority by….

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NIOSH

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Implementing strategies based on findings social and behavioral investigations is likely to result in….

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  1. Cost saving to employers

2. Better quality of life for workers

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Social and behavioral sciences examine…

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The influences of social milieus and lifestyles on health

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