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100 1 _aWoodall, James,
100 1 _eauthor.
245 1 0 _aEssentials of health promotion /
_cJames Woodall, Ruth Cross.
260 _aLondon :
_bSage,
_c2022.
300 _avi, 338 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [293]-327) and index.
505 _tAbout 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
520 _a"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"--
650 0 _aHealth promotion.
650 0 _aHealth promotion
650 0 _vCase studies.
700 1 _aCross, Ruth,
700 1 _eauthor.
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