Choose one of the individual health promotion theories or models and then use it to develop an intervention to address a selected health behavior change for yourself. How does the theory assist in the thought process for behavior change?

  The theory I chose is the health belief model. The health belief model is a nice model to understand why a person might decide to engage in a behavior change based on reasoning with themselves and if they can see a benefit to the behavior change to prevent illness (Murdaugh et. al., 2019). According to this model people will generally take action for their health if there is a perceived threat and the person believes that taking action will prevent that threat from becoming a reality and the benefits outweigh the barriers that may be encountered (Murdaugh et. al., 2019). Various social determinants can play into why someone may chose to act or not act including demographics, social psychological influences and structural influences (Murdaugh et. al., 2019). As the Artiga and Hinton (2018) explain, health care is a weak determinant of health and these other factors must be addressed first in order for a change behavior to take place and be successful. An intervention I could create for myself would be to eat more vegetables. As I move through the stages of the model I would weigh the risks versus benefit of implementing eating more vegetables in my diet. Benefits would be eating healthier and potentially extending life span and decrease chances of certain disease processes. Risks or barriers to implementing eating more vegetables in my diet is inconvenience of having to prepare and buy fresh produce that does not keep as long as other unhealthy food options. Some reasons I might feel the need to take action could be feelings of sluggishness, bloating, and general fatigue. Perceiving a threat of disease processes would be motivation for me to eat more vegetables. Understanding how this theory can explain thought processes of individuals trying to engage in healthier practices can help practitioners assist patients in changing those practices. Practitioners will be able to provide proper education and resources available to the patient to make sure they are in a optimal position in order to have the self-efficacy they need in order to be successful in their change behavior. Murdaugh, C., Parsons, M., and Pender, N. (2019).Health promotion in nursing practice. (8th ed.). Pearson. Artiga, S. and Hinton, E. (2018). Beyond Health Care:The role of social determinants in promoting health and equity.Retrieved from- brief/beyond-health-care-the-role-of-social-