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Essentials of health promotion / James Woodall, Ruth Cross.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Sage, 2022.Description: vi, 338 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781526496249
  • 9781526496249
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613  WOO
Contents:
About the authors Introduction Section 1: What is health promotion? 1 What is ‘health’? 2 Health promotion: a historical overview 3 Health promotion approaches Section 2: Why health promotion? 4 The role of health promotion in tackling contemporary health challenges 5 Inequalities in health 6 The importance of health promotion values Section 3: When is health promotion relevant? 7 Assessing health needs: principles and practice 8 Valuing lay perspectives 9 Understanding epidemiology and health profiling Section 4: Who is responsible for health promotion? 10 The role of the individual 11 The role of the state 12 Partnership working Section 5: Where is health promotion delivered? 13 Settings approach: overarching theory 14 Healthy settings in action 15 Virtual settings for health Section 6: How is health promotion practised? 16 Professional competencies and core skills 17 Searching and appraising the evidence 18 Planning and designing health promotion programmes 19 Health promotion research and evaluation 20 Communicating effectively References Index
Summary: "A complete one-stop-shop for any student of health promotion. How to improve and protect public health is one of the biggest questions facing the 21st century and this book exists to help tackle it head on. Setting out the What, Why, When, Who, Where and How of health promotion across 20 bite-sized chapters. It explores the full range of theories, context and strategies that influence contemporary health promotion. Key features: Comprehensive coverage: all facets of health promotion introduced and explained Combines the theoretical with the practical: knowledge blended with the key skills and attributes needed for effective health promotion Extensive range of global case studies: read about the enormous range of possibilities and creative ways health promotion can be achieved This is the ideal textbook for any undergraduate or pre-registration student starting their health promotion or public health journey. It provides a complete package of information that will lay the groundwork for your learning and future practice and will help you succeed with assignments, essays and exams"--
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General Books General Books CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management Non-fiction 613 WOO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 52033

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-327) and index.

About the authors
Introduction
Section 1: What is health promotion?
1 What is ‘health’?
2 Health promotion: a historical overview
3 Health promotion approaches
Section 2: Why health promotion?
4 The role of health promotion in tackling contemporary health challenges
5 Inequalities in health
6 The importance of health promotion values
Section 3: When is health promotion relevant?
7 Assessing health needs: principles and practice
8 Valuing lay perspectives
9 Understanding epidemiology and health profiling
Section 4: Who is responsible for health promotion?
10 The role of the individual
11 The role of the state
12 Partnership working
Section 5: Where is health promotion delivered?
13 Settings approach: overarching theory
14 Healthy settings in action
15 Virtual settings for health
Section 6: How is health promotion practised?
16 Professional competencies and core skills
17 Searching and appraising the evidence
18 Planning and designing health promotion programmes
19 Health promotion research and evaluation
20 Communicating effectively
References
Index

"A complete one-stop-shop for any student of health promotion. How to improve and protect public health is one of the biggest questions facing the 21st century and this book exists to help tackle it head on. Setting out the What, Why, When, Who, Where and How of health promotion across 20 bite-sized chapters. It explores the full range of theories, context and strategies that influence contemporary health promotion. Key features: Comprehensive coverage: all facets of health promotion introduced and explained Combines the theoretical with the practical: knowledge blended with the key skills and attributes needed for effective health promotion Extensive range of global case studies: read about the enormous range of possibilities and creative ways health promotion can be achieved This is the ideal textbook for any undergraduate or pre-registration student starting their health promotion or public health journey. It provides a complete package of information that will lay the groundwork for your learning and future practice and will help you succeed with assignments, essays and exams"--

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