Promoting Health
A Practical Guide
2nd Edition
Published in July 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
262 pages
978-1-871364-73-6 (ISBN)
Description
The aim of this book is to provide an easy-to-read, practical guide for all those who practise health promotion in their everyday work. The book is designed to be used as a self-teaching aid and as a source of material and ideas for course tutors. Included in the book are exercises, case-studies, quizzes, questionnaires and cartoons to make learning stimulating, relevant and enjoyable.
The aim of this book is to provide an easy-to-read, practical guide for all those who practise health promotion in their everyday work. The book is designed to be used as a self-teaching aid and as a source of material and ideas for course tutors. Included in the book are exercises, case-studies, quizzes, questionnaires and cartoons to make learning stimulating, relevant and enjoyable.
The aim of this book is to provide an easy-to-read, practical guide for all those who practise health promotion in their everyday work. The book is designed to be used as a self-teaching aid and as a source of material and ideas for course tutors. Included in the book are exercises, case-studies, quizzes, questionnaires and cartoons to make learning stimulating, relevant and enjoyable.
More details
Edition
2nd 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
Ill.tabs.ch.
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 168 mm
Weight
483 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-871364-73-6 (9781871364736)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1 Thinking about health and health promotion: what is health promotion?; philosophical issues in health promotion; identifying health promoters and their roles. Part 2 Moving from theory to practice: identifying health promotion needs and priorities; planning and evaluating; some key aspects of managing health promotion. Part 3 Developing competence in health promotion: fundamentals of communication; working with groups; helping people to make health choices; teaching and instructing; working with communities; changing policy and practice; using and producing health promotion materials; working with the mass media.