Health promotion : disciplines and diversity / edited by Robin Bunton and Gordon Macdonald. - 2nd ed. - London : Routledge, 2002. - 272 p. ; 24 cm.

Previous ed.: 1992.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction--1. Health promotion: Disciplinary developments--Part 1: Primary disciplines:-2. Psychology and health promotion--3. What is the relevance of sociology for health promotion?--4. Epidemiology and health promotion: a common understanding--5. The contribution of education to health promotion--Part II: Secondary disciplines:- 6. Health promotion as social policy--7. Health promotion and the politics of integration--8. Using economics in health promotion--9. Communication theory and health promotion--10. Social marketing and health promotion--Part III: Reflections and developments:- 11. Health promotion theory and its rational reconstruction: lessons from the philosophy of science--12. Introducing ethics to health promotion--13. The new genetics and health promotion.

This comprehensive introducton to the interdisciplinary nature of the field of health promotion has been completely updated to reflect national and international developments.

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Health promotion.
Health and Wellbeing.
Health, relationships & personal development
Medical sociology
Community nursing
Public health & preventive medicine

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