Health Behavior and Health Education
theory, research, and practice
Learning Objectives
- To describe how organizational change theories have been and can be used in health promotion.
- Describe key dimensions of organizational change
- Discuss change within organizations and how stage and organizational development theories can be used to facilitate organizational change
- Discuss change across organizations and how inter-organizational relations and the community coalition action theory can be used to improve collaborations in health promotion
- Present case examples illustrating how organizational change theories have been applied in heath promotion projects