Foundations for Health Promotion

Hugely popular with students, Health Promotion is now in its third edition, and has been thoroughly updated to provide the theoretical framework that is vital for health promotion. It offers a foundation for practice that encourages students and practitioners to identify opportunities for health promotion in their area of work.

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Dr Jennie Naidoo BSc, MSc, PGDip, PGCE is Principal Lecturer, Health Promotion and Public Health, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK Professor Jane Wills BA, MA, MSc, PGCE is Professor of Health Promotion, London South Bank University, London, UK

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This hugely popular textbook is now in its third edition, and thoroughly updated to provide the theoretical framework that is vital for health promotion. It offers a foundation for practice that encourages students and practitioners to identify opportunities for health promotion in their area of work. The stimulating style and innovative presentation that has appealed to both students and lecturers in previous editions continues, and the new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the many changes in health promotion theory, practice and policy. Its unique, user-friendly approach makes this the standard text for this important topic.

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Contents PART 1: THE THEORY OF HEALTH PROMOTION 1. Concepts of health 2. Influences on health 3. Measuring health 4. Defining health promotion 5. Models and approaches to health promotion 6. Ethical issues in health promotion 7. The politics of health promotion PART 2: STRATEGIES & METHODS 8. Developing personal skills 9. Strengthening community action 10. Using media in health promotion 11. Re-orienting health services 12. Developing healthy public policy PART 3: SETTINGS FOR HEALTH PROMOTION 13. Health promotion in schools 14. Health promotion in the workplace 15. Health promotion in neighbourhoods 16. Health promotion in primary health care and hospitals 17. Health promotion in prisons PART 4: IMPLEMENTING HEALTH PROMOTION 18. Assessing health needs 19. Planning health promotion interventions 20. Evaluating health promotion Glossary Index