Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness

Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness is intended to be a critical reflection on the state of health promotion effectiveness in practice around the world. It examines the meaning of health promotion from regional perspectives, and explores regional strengths and weaknesses in demonstrating effectiveness. The book goes on to consider issues in public health such as tobacco, mental health, obesity, urbanization, war, and social determinants in order to assess the role of effectiveness, and to examine methodologies for demonstrating effectiveness. Finally, the book looks at questions over the effectiveness of health promotionthe debate about the relationship between evidence, impact, and outcomes. The principal difficulty for the field of health promotion is how to show that it has a valueand to find an appropriate device that will enable valuation of its practices.

Global scope; contributors drawn from all over the world Associated with the IUHPE organization

Autorentext
Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness is intended to be a critical reflection on the state of health promotion effectiveness in practice around the world. It examines the meaning of health promotion from regional perspectives, and explores regional strengths and weaknesses in demonstrating effectiveness. The book goes on to consider issues in public health such as tobacco, mental health, obesity, urbanization, war, and social determinants in order to assess the role of effectiveness, and to examine methodologies for demonstrating effectiveness. Finally, the book looks at questions over the effectiveness of health promotion the debate about the relationship between evidence, impact, and outcomes. The principal difficulty for the field of health promotion is how to show that it has a value and to find an appropriate device that will enable valuation of its practices.

Inhalt
The Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness.- Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness.- The Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness (GPHPE).- The IUHPE Blueprint for Direct and Sustained Dialogue in Partnership Initiatives.- The Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness.- Reports from the Field.- Policies for Health.- Strengthening the Evidence Base for Mental Health Promotion.- Effectiveness and Challenges for Promoting Physical Activity Globally.- School Health Promotion.- Health Promotion to Prevent Obesity.- Effective Health Promotion Against Tobacco Use.- Effectiveness of Health Promotion in Preventing Alcohol Related Harm.- Global Areas of Interest that Challenge the Assessment of Health Promotion Effectiveness.- Globalization and Health Promotion.- Urbanization and Health Promotion.- Community Interventions on Social Determinants of Health.- Strengthening Peace-Building Through Health Promotion.- The Role of Governance in Health Promotion Effectiveness.- Global Debates about Effectiveness of Health Promotion.- Evidence and Theory.- Measurement and Effectiveness.- Healthy Settings.- Feasibility for Health Promotion Under Various Decision-Making Contexts.- Evaluating Equity in Health Promotion.- Evaluation of Empowerment and Effectiveness.- Enhancing the Effectiveness and Quality of Health Promotion.