Emerging theories in health promotion practice and research strategies for improving public health ralph j diclemente richard a crosby michelle c kegler editors p cm includes bibliographical references and index isbn 0 7879 5566 3 alk paper 1 health promotion united states 2 health promotion research united states 3. Request pdf on oct 1 2009 ralph j diclemente and others published emerging theories in health promotion practice and research find read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Emerging theories in health promotion practice and research strategies for improving public health ralph j diclemente richard a crosby michelle c kegler editors p cm includes bibliographical references and index isbn 0 7879 5566 3 alk paper 1 health promotion united states 2 health promotion research united states 3. noreen m clark phd myron e wegman distinguished university professor director center for managing chronic disease university of michigan emerging theories captures the dynamic growth in theories of health promotion and illustrates how divergent theoretical perspectives are being integrated into richer explanatory and practice models