Promoting Health
Knowledge and Practice
Published on 18. December 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-333-68176-3 (ISBN)
Description
This lively and accessible book explores the relationship between the theory and practice of health promotion. It addresses challenging questions about the nature of health and health promotion. There is detailed discussion of health education both in individual counselling relationships and through mass media. The book takes a critical look at health information and ways in which it is produced and used. Finally it considers various approaches to planning and evaluating health interventions. (A course text for Open University course K301).
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
maps
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 179 mm
Weight
891 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-68176-3 (9780333681763)
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Content
PART 1: EXPLORING HEALTH PROMOTION - Promoting Health: Everybody's Business?; L.Jones - What is Health?; L.Jones - Behavioural and Environmental Determinants of Health; L.Jones - The Rise of Health Promotion; L.Jones - Theories and Models in Health Promotion; L.Jones - Ethical Issues in Health Promotion; L.Jones & A.Cribb - Building Competence in Health Promotion; L.Jones - PART 2: COMMUNICATING AND EDUCATING FOR HEALTH - Developing Effective Communication; C.Inman & J.Katz - Supporting Individuals and Facilitating Change: Utilising Counselling Skills; M.Sidell - Educating for Health; M.Sidell - Educating and Communicating Through the Mass Media; M.Sidell - PART 3: INVESTIGATING HEALTH INFORMATION - What Counts as Evidence in Health Information; J.Katz & J.Bunker - Studying Populations; J.Katz - Analysing Numerical Data; J.Katz - Planning Health Promoting Interventions; M.Sidell, J.Katz & L.Jones - PART 4: EVALUATING HEALTH PROMOTION - Evaluation in Health Promotion: Why Do It?; A.Peberdy - Evaluation Design; A.Peberdy - Enquiring and Reporting; A.Peberdy - Evaluation and the Future of Health Promotion; A.Peberdy