Foundations for Health Promotion
Elsevier Health Sciences (Verlag)
978-0-7020-5442-6 (ISBN)
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Divided into four parts, the book first explains the theoretical concepts of health, health education and health promotion and the ethical and political aspects of practice. The second part explores strategies to promote health and some of the dilemmas that they pose. The third part explores how a range of different settings, such as hospitals and schools, can be oriented towards positive health and well-being. The fourth part focuses on the implementation of health promotion interventions and is designed to help practitioners to reflect on their practice by examining what drives their choice of strategy.
Foundations for Health Promotion, Fourth Edition will be ideal for a range of disciplines including health service professionals in primary and acute settings, those working in local and municipal authorities to promote health and wellbeing, health educators and trainers.
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
Ineractive learning activities with indicative answers help readers consolidate their learning
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
Jane Wills is Professor of Health Promotion in the School of Health and Social Care at South Bank University and is also Director of the Centre for Applied Research in Improvement and Innovation (CApRII). She has over 25 years of experience of teaching public health and health promotion. Her research focuses on health education and health literacy and behavioural interventions particularly in relation to obesity. She is a trained counsellor and also teaches motivational interviewing and counselling skills to health care professionals. She has also held numerous external examiner and independent assessor posts, maintaining the discipline of health promotion. Initially qualifying as a teacher, she has a strong interest in pedagogy and student development, regularly publishing with students. Dr Jennie Naidoo BSc, MSc, PGDip, PGCE is Principal Lecturer, Health Promotion and Public Health, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
PART 1: THE THEORY OF HEALTH PROMOTION
PART 2: STRATEGIES & METHODS
PART 3: SETTINGS FOR HEALTH PROMOTION
PART 4: IMPLEMENTING HEALTH PROMOTION
| Reihe/Serie | Public Health and Health Promotion |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 189 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 770 g |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege |
| Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7020-5442-9 / 0702054429 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7020-5442-6 / 9780702054426 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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