Foundations for Health Promotion E-Book: Foundations for Health Promotion E-Book

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Elsevier Health Sciences, Jan 29, 2009 - Medical - 328 pages
Hugely popular with students, Health Promotion is now in its third edition, and has been thoroughly updated to provide the theoretical framework that is vital for health promotion. It offers a foundation for practice that encourages students and practitioners to identify opportunities for health promotion in their area of work.

• Fully updated to reflect the many changes in health promotion theory, practice and policy • Illustrative examples, activities and discussion points encourage interaction and reflection• Unique, user-friendly approach makes learning easy
  • Fully revised and updated information, guidelines, and reference provide the latest information for clinical practice
  • New illustrations clarify important health promotion concepts
 

Contents

Strategies and methods
115
Settings for health promotion
201
Implementing health promotion
251
Glossary
305
Index
307
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About the author (2009)

Dr Jennie Naidoo BSc, MSc, PGDip, PGCE is Principal Lecturer, Health Promotion and Public Health, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Jane Wills is Professor of Health Promotion in the School of Health and Social Care at South Bank University and is also Director of the Centre for Applied Research in Improvement and Innovation (CApRII). She has over 25 years of experience of teaching public health and health promotion. Her research focuses on health education and health literacy and behavioural interventions particularly in relation to obesity. She is a trained counsellor and also teaches motivational interviewing and counselling skills to health care professionals. She has also held numerous external examiner and independent assessor posts, maintaining the discipline of health promotion. Initially qualifying as a teacher, she has a strong interest in pedagogy and student development, regularly publishing with students.

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