ASSIGNMENT

Theory Model and Health

Behaviors
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Instructions:
Understand human behaviors in the following COVID-19
headlines using conceptual / theoretical model.
Answer in the second box provided
◦ 1) Put the theory that governs the behavior of our client/s.
◦ 2) Your analysis. What is the connection of the theory and the
client’s behavior.
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HEADLINE No 1.
FROM NBCNEWS, JULY 2020
 Multiple people
contracted COVID-19 in the
United States but despite of
it, Americans rallies& protest
against wearing of mask.
THEORY: THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL
• ANALYSIS: I believe that the theory that governs the
people of the United States is the Health Belief Model. In
this theory, it can be seen by the images along with the
headlines that the people believe that none of the health
protocols can make them comply with the use of masks
as protection against COVID-19 since they believe that it
violates their freedom over their own body. This belief
influences their health-related actions or behaviors
resulting in them not complying with the health care
protocols and not using masks as protection. It will be
based on how they see the disease as a threat to their
health.
HEADLINE No 2
FROM WWW.AFRO.WHO
 May 14, 2020 - In Africa,
hunger
& malnutrition heighten
vulnerability to diseases, the
consequences of which
could be far reaching if not
properly addressed in this
time of pandemic.
THEORY: FRAMEWORK FOR PREVENTION
• ANALYSIS: Based on my analysis, I consider this
situation ruled by the theory of Milio’s
Framework for prevention. Since in this theory,
it is usually associated with economic, political
and environmental health determinants which
in this case, the economical status in Africa.
With cases of hunger and malnutrition, there
will be effects in the overall health status of the
community which may result to more diseases.
Which is why in this theory it is suggested that
there should be balance between a population’s
health needs and its health-sustaining resources
for the citizens and is less costly.
HEADLINE No 3.
(CNBC, JULY 2020)
 Vietnam took drastic early
action to fight the coronavirus
— and has reported zero
deaths. Vietnam has
reported zero deaths from
Covid-19. It has just 412 cases,
despite having a population of
more than 95 million people
THEORY: HEALTH PROMOTION MODEL
• ANALYSIS: Upon analysis of the given heading, I
have concluded that the theory that is mostly
associated with this behavior is the Health
Promotion Model due to the fact that in health
promotion people have more control over their
health and able to maintain or even improve their
health to avoid acquiring diseases such as COVID-
19. In the given situation, Vietnam was able to
successfully practice positive health behavior that
resulted with them having smaller number of
cases than the rest of the country.