Health : the foundations for achievement / David Seedhouse.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chichester : Wiley, c2001.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiii, 144p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 9780471490111 (pbk.) :
- 0471490113 (paper : alk. paper)
- 613 SEE
- RA776 .S445 2001
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Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 613 SEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 120350 |
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.