Description
Book SynopsisPart of the
Understanding Public Health series, this book offers students and practitioners an accessible exploration of the origins and development of health promotion. It highlights the philosophical, ethical and political debates that influence health promotion today while also explaining the theories, frameworks and methodologies that help us understand public health problems and develop effective health promotion responses.
The book focuses on the practical application of theory and implementation of health promotion activities in a variety of contexts, making it suitable for readers from a range of backgrounds. Case studies and activities are drawn from a variety of international settings to offer a global perspective and insights as to what effective practice looks like.
The new edition has been comprehensively updated as follows:
- Additional, new and more challenging activities for readers to try out as they read
- Offers more in-depth coverage of key
Table of Contents
List of figures, tables and boxes
List of authors
Acknowledgements
Overview of the bookSection 1: History and concepts of health promotion
Chapter 1: The history of health promotion
Chapter 2: Social construction of health and health promotion
Chapter 3: What drives health promotion?
Chapter 4: Political and ethical considerations
Section 2: Using theory to inform health promotion practice
Chapter 5: Using theory to guide change at the individual level
Chapter 6: Using theory to guide change at the community level
Chapter 7: The determinants of health
Chapter 8: Theorizing inequalities in health
Chapter 9: The Rose hypothesis: advantages of whole population over targeted approaches
Chapter 10: Health communication
Glossary
