Foundations for health promotion / Jennie Naidoo, Principal Lecturer, Health Promotion and Public Health, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, Jane Wills, Professor of Health Promotion, London South Bank, University, London, UK. [electronic resource]
Material type: TextSeries: Public health and health promotion practicePublisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Elsevier, 2016Edition: Fourth editionDescription: 1 online resource (340 pages)Content type:- 9780702054440
- 0702054445
- 9780702072642
- 0702072648
- 9780702054426
- 0702054429
- Health promotion
- Health promotion -- Great Britain
- Health promotion -- Great Britain -- Philosophy
- Health promotion -- Great Britain -- Methodology
- Health education -- Great Britain
- Public health -- Great Britain
- Health promotion
- Health education
- Health Promotion
- Health Education
- Promotion de la santé -- Grande-Bretagne
- Promotion de la santé -- Grande-Bretagne -- Philosophie
- Promotion de la santé -- Grande-Bretagne -- Méthodologie
- Éducation sanitaire -- Grande-Bretagne
- Santé publique -- Grande-Bretagne
- Promotion de la santé
- Éducation sanitaire
- Health education
- Health promotion
- Health promotion -- Philosophy
- Public health
- Great Britain
- Personal & public health
- Community nursing
- Public health & preventive medicine
- Nursing
- Health and Wellbeing
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- RA427.8 .N35 2016
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Part 1: The theory of health promotion Part 2: Strategies and methods Part 3: Settings for health promotion Part 4: Implementing health promotion.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Revision of: Health promotion / Jennie Naidoo, Jane Wills. 2000. 2nd ed. The fourth edition of Foundations for Health Promotion continues to offer a wealth of information in a friendly, easy-to-read format. This edition has been comprehensively updated and includes a new feature of learning activities with indicative answers to help students and practitioners to reflect on their practice. P̀ull out' boxes of case studies and examples help the reader to identify the evidence base for health promotion and illustrate the range of health promotion practice. 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 learningComprehensively 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.
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