Promoting Health
A Practical Guide
5th Edition
Published on 25. February 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-7020-2663-8 (ISBN)
Description
"Promoting Health" is a seminal text that has been used in the training and education of health promoters over the last 25 years and has shaped health promotion practice in the UK. This 6th edition has undergone significant revision by a new author, Angela Scriven, a leading academic widely published in the health-promotion field, bringing it up to date with current practice. The text provides an accessible practical guide for all those involved in health promotion. Concerned with the what, why, who and how of health promotion, it is invaluable to students of the discipline.
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Edition
5th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
52 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
845 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7020-2663-8 (9780702026638)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
09/1998
4th Edition
Bailliere Tindall
€44.75
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Content
PART 1 THINKING ABOUT HEALTH AND HEALTH PROMOTION 1 What is Health? 2 What is Health Promotion? 3 Aims, Values and Ethical Considerations 4 Who Promotes Health? PART 2 PLANNING AND MANAGING FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICE 5 Planning and Evaluating Health Promotion 6 Identifying Health Promotion Needs and Priorities 7 Evidence and Research in Health Promotion 8 Skills of Personal Effectiveness 9 Working Effectively with Other People PART 3 DEVELOPING COMPETENCE IN HEALTH PROMOTION 10 Fundamentals of Communication 11 Using Communication Tools in Health Promotion Practice 12 Educating for Health 13 Working with Groups 14 Enabling Healthier Living 15 Working with Communities 16 Influencing and Implementing Policy Glossary Index