Promoting health : politics and practice / edited by James Munro and Lee Adams.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-202) and index.

Introduction: 1. The Cycle of Conflict: The history of the public health and health promotion movements--Practising health for all in the UK--Building a UK health movement: A phoenix from the ashes?--Promoting social and community development in Sheffield: a reflection of ten years\' work--2. Sustainable Development and Health:- Food and health: national and international policy perspectives--Local Communities and sustainable regeneration in the East End of Sheffield--Environmental Justice--3. Community development:- Theory, Opportunity, Serendipity: Community development in Sheffield--User movements, Community development and health promotion--Community development and health work in northern ireland: Context, history and development -- 4. Social Exclusion, Discrimination and the promotion of health:- Anti-poverty strategies--Disability and public health--Women and public health--5. Regeneration and Health:- The wakefield health action zone: A case study in area-focused working--Opportunities for improving health through regeneration --Health and local food initiatives--6. Public Service and Health:- Education for systems change: a key resource for radical action on health--Public services, public health and health promotion: the role of local authorities--Citizens advice bureaux in primary care: a tool for staff to address social and economic inequalities.

Up-to-date and accessible, this textbook reveals the links between health promotion theory and practice. It does this by offering a range of practical case studies and short papers on key issues in health promotion.