title: Health psychology and social action.
abstract: This article reviews the main epistemological approaches within health psychology. It considers the approach based on critical realism and various strategies for linking health psychology with social action. It argues that critical health psychology has a distinct contribution to make in promoting public health as part of the broader movement for social justice and health.
authors.affiliation: Division of Community Health, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. murraym@mun.ca
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Blake
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Poland
mesh_terms: D001524:Behavioral Medicine; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D044469:Racial Groups; D012919:Social Behavior; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class