Community Health Education Theory (CHET) and Social Cognitive Theory (SCT)

The community health education theory (CHET) in conducting population health research is the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT). Community health education is any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes. The idea behind SCT appealed many public health practitioners in many shapes and forms. In SCT, behaviors are learned through observation, modeling, and motivation. Another reason for the use of SCT is based on several basic assumptions that attempted to guide learning and behaviors (Denler, Wolters & Benzon, 2014). At the same time, there is the view that personal, community and behavioral factors can influence one another in SCT.

Denver, H., Wolters, C. & Benzon, M. (2014). Social Cognitive Theory. The Journal of Education. Retrieved from http://www.education.com/reference/article/social-cognitive-theory/