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Introduction In this task I will be looking at two models of behavior change that have been used in recent national health campaigns and will be incorporating examples from national campaigns illustrating how the two different models have been used Stages of Change Model The stages of change behavior model is essentially where a person is helped to change their behavior to something that will better them or to stop an existing bad health contributor It consists of 6 stages to success It is important to note that whilst the model follows a certain order the model and be exited and re entered at any stage The first stage is the Precontemplation stage This stage is where a health care specialist begins to make the person start to think about some of the choices they re making in terms of their health by asking a few simple questions that are open ended and mean that the person in need of help can think and review their choices The person needing help won't necessarily see the issue as a problem at this stage For example we can use the national campaign called Change4Life which is a campaign that promotes an overall healthier lifestyle A person could have gone to see a Specialist about their diet but can't necessarily see what they're doing wrong then this is where the specialist would enter the Precontemplation Stage with the person They could ask questions such as Have you thought about how much salt you put on your food or the level and rate at which you are consuming salt Or things like Do you think you would feel better if you decrease your daily sugar intake
