Buchanan, David R.

An ethic for health promotion : rethinking the sources of human well-being. David R. Buchanan. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000. - 224p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is the goal of public health promotion today? This volume sets out to explain why a science of health promotion is neither imminent nor estimable, and argues that health promotion is inescapably a moral and political endeavour.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780195130577 (hbk.) : £39.95




Health promotion--Moral and ethical aspects
Health promotion--Philosophy
Health and Wellbeing.
Personal & public health
Epidemiology & medical statistics
Health systems & services
Medical ethics & professional conduct
Public health & preventive medicine


Electronic books.

RA427.8 / .B83 2000

613.01