Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a practice-driven guide to promoting the health of individuals, families, communities, and groups. It offers basic information about the concepts and methods of social and behavioral sciences relevant to the identification and the solution of public health problems.
Table of ContentsTables, Figures, and Exhibits vii
Foreword xi
Lawrence W. Green
Preface and Acknowledgments xiii
The Contributors xix
Part One: Health, Health Promotion, and the Health Care Professional
1 Images of Health 3
Joan Arnold, Laurel Janssen Breen
2 Models of Health Promotion 21
Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin
3 Contexts for Health Promotion 67
Aaron P. Gorin, Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin
4 Agents for Health Promotion 124
Laurel Janssen Breen, Joan Arnold
Part Two: Practice Frameworks for Health Promotion
5 Eating Well 159
Lorraine E. Matthews
6 Physical Activity 192
Karen J. Calfas, Athena S. Hagler
7 Sexual Health 222
Theo Sandfort
8 Oral Health 254
Joan I. Gluch, Susanne K. Giorgio, Barbara J. Steinberg
9 Smoking Cessation 287
Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, Robert A. Schnoll
10 Substance Safety 329
Kristen Lawton Barry, Frederic C. Blow
11 Injury Prevention 361
David A. Sleet, Andrea Carlson Gielen
12 Violence Prevention 392
Lloyd B. Potter
13 Disaster Preparedness 427
Prologue 428
Sandro Galea, Craig Hadley
Disaster Preparedness 445
Stephen S. Morse
14 Organizational Wellness 460
Thomas Diamante, Samuel M. Natale, Manuel London
15 Enhancing Development 494
Penelope Buschman Gemma, Joan Arnold
Part Three: Economic Applications and Forecasting the Future of Health Promotion
16 Economic Considerations in Health Promotion 525
Wendy Dahar, Duncan Neuhauser
17 Future Directions for Health Promotion 543
Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin
Name Index 569
Subject Index 586
