
Foundations for Health Promotion - E-Book
Foundations for Health Promotion - E-Book
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This hugely popular textbook provides a broad-based and user-friendly introduction to health promotion and its use in practice.Written by Professor Jane Wills, the book takes the reader through health promotion theory, strategy and methods, settings and implementation. It is clearly structured and accessibly written, with a discursive style that will appeal to readers of all levels and sufficient theoretical depth for undergraduates and postgraduates alike.Foundations for Health Promotion is suitable for students and practitioners of nursing, medicine, dentistry, allied health and social work, who will learn the essentials of health promotion as a discipline and reflect on its potential for their own work.- Packed with interactive exercises to consolidate learning- Focus on application of knowledge to practice- Self-reflection on practice in each chapter to encourage deeper engagement- Case studies and research examples provide evidence base for health promotion in different professions and areas of practice- New chapters on health protection, communicating health and healthy universities- New chapter on evaluating research and evidence - key components of workforce competencies- Thoroughly revised and updated throughout to reflect recent changes in health promotion theories, practice and policy- Accompanying videos narrated by Professor Wills give an overview of key topics
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Evolve Student Resources
- Copyright
- Preface
- Checklist for Health Promotion Practice
- Acknowledgements
- Part I: The Theory of Health Promotion
- Part II: Strategies and Methods
- Part III: Settings and Supportive Environments for Health Promotion
- Part IV: Implementing Health Promotion
- Index