Foundations for Health Promotion Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 4th Edition
New to this edition
- Comprehensively updated and expanded to reflect major organizational and policy changes
- Interactive learning activities with indicative answers at the end of each chapter
- 'Pull out' boxes illustrate recent research findings and case studies of practice
Key Features
- Comprehensive updating and expansion to reflect recent research findings and major organizational and policy changes
- Clear structure and signposting for ease of reading and study
- Wide choice of examples and illustrative case studies reflect the needs of a variety of professional groups in health services, local and municipal services and education
- Interactive learning activities with indicative answers help readers consolidate their learning
Author Information
| ISBN Number | 9780702072642 |
|---|---|
| Main Author | By Jane Wills, BA, MA, MSc, PGCE and Jennie Naidoo, BSc, MSc, PGDip, PGCE |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Edition Number | 4 |
| Format | eBook |
| Trim | Other |
| Imprint | Elsevier |
| Page Count | 0 |
| Publication Date | 14 Apr 2016 |
| Stock Status | IN STOCK |


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1. Concepts of health
2. Influences on health
3. Measuring health
4. Defining health promotion
5. Models and approaches to health promotion
6. Ethical issues in health
7. The politics of health promotion
PART 2: STRATEGIES & METHODS8. Reorienting health services
9. Developing personal skills
10. Strengthening community action
11. Developing healthy public policy
12. Using media in health promotion
PART 3: SETTINGS FOR HEALTH PROMOTION13. Health promotion in schools
14. Health promotion in the workplace
15. Health promotion in neighbourhoods
16. Health promotion in health services
17. Health promotion in prisons
PART 4: IMPLEMENTING HEALTH PROMOTION18. Assessing health needs
19. Planning health promotion interventions
20. Evaluation in health promotion
"This is a comprehensive, user-friendly book, discussing the foundations for health promotion practice using many relevant practical examples, activities and discussion points... This book would comprise a useful resource for those wishing to develop their health promotion practice by considering the theory, policies and principles behind the practice of health promotion."
Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 2009
''The text includes interactive exercises that are designed to encourage readers to reflect on their values, debate the issues and apply their knowledge and understanding to practice situation. In summary, this is a comprehensive, user-friendly book, discussing the foundations for health promotion practice using many relevant practical examples, activities and discussion points.''
Foundations for Health Promotion, J Naidoo