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Provides students with an overview of the field of health education/health promotion and an opportunity to develop skills in needs assessment and program planning. Reviews the importance of health behavior as a contributor to current public health problems, as well as the role of health education and health promotion in addressing these problems. Learns how to use planning frameworks (PRECEDE/PROCEED and Social Marketing) for conducting needs assessments and designing health promotion programs. Introduces theories of health behavior change and their applications to health behavior change interventions described. Presents examples of health education and health promotion programs from health care and community settings.