Applying Theories to Global Occupational and Environmental Health

Assignment: 6 pages (not including title page and reference page)

 Choose a theory (Social Cognitive Theory), apply it to a global environmental or occupational health problem.

*Provide an overview of the problem and region selected

* Summarize pertinent data about the problem and the affected population (e.g., incidence and prevalence rates, fatality rates, demographics of population(s) at highest risk, risk factors).

*Select and briefly summarize a theory to apply to this problem

* Provide a rationale for your choice of this theory for this problem

*Apply constructs of the theory to the problem then explain how you can use these constructs to select an intervention.

*Explain the strengths and limitations of the theory as it relates to the problem you selected. 

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