The Politics of Behavioural Change for Environmental Health Promotion in Developing Countries

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ID4228973
AuthorsBrendon R Barnes (Medical Research Council of South Africa), Brendon Barnes (0000-0001-9911-0135, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume12
Issue3
Pages531-538
Publication date2007-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105307076239
PMID17440002
OpenAlexW2147819838
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited13

Behavioural change remains a popular intervention strategy for environmental health promotion in developing countries. This article explores the question of why behavioural change interventions continue to be widely used as an intervention strategy in developing countries and highlights the political implications of this approach. It suggests that framing interventions within a mainstream environmental health science paradigm serves to perpetuate a behavioural intervention approach while foreclosing other options. It also serves to perpetuate sexist representations of poor African women; absolves decision makers from addressing broader socio-political concerns (such as poverty and inequality) that are key to addressing environmental health concerns in developing countries; and sets up an expert model for environmental health and behavioural health scientists to thrive

Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Framing (construction · Health care · Health promotion · Intervention (counseling · Mainstream · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Sociology · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Psychology · Risk Perception and Management

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