Health : the foundations for achievement /
David Seedhouse.
- 2nd ed.
- Chichester : Wiley, c2001.
- xiii, 144p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Previous ed.: 1986.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Preface -- Preface to the first edition -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the second edition -- 1. What is health? -- 2. The need for philosophy --3. The problem of meaning --4. Theories of health --5. The fullest sense of health --6. The idea of human potential -- 7. The assessment of the health of individuals --8. The aims of health education and promotion --9. How can health for all be achieved? -- References -- Index.
What is health, and how can it be achieved? These questions form part of a continuing debate, which is often ambiguous. This text clarifies the basic issues and explores different theories of health.