Foundations for Health Promotion
by Jennie Naidoo, Jane Wills
4th Edition
Publisher: Elsevier
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780702054426 |
| eText ISBN | 9780702054426 |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publishing Year | 2016 |
| Edition | 4th Edition |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 340 |
Foundations for Health Promotion, 4th Edition, is a textbook that introduces core theoretical concepts, intervention strategies, and practical applications in health promotion.
Coverage outlines definitions and models of health, ethical dimensions, and strategic methods such as strengthening community action and developing healthy public policy. The text examines how diverse settings, including schools, workplaces, and hospitals, can be oriented toward well-being, while detailing the processes of needs assessment, intervention planning, and evaluation.
Intended for health service professionals, local authority teams, and educators, the 2016 edition introduces reflective learning activities with indicative answers alongside pull-out case studies that demonstrate the field's evidence base.
Table of Contents
Part 1: The Theory of Health Promotion
Chapter 1: Concepts of health
Chapter 2: Influences on health
Chapter 3: Measuring health
Chapter 4: Defining health promotion
Chapter 5: Models and approaches to health promotion
Chapter 6: Ethical issues in health
Chapter 7: The politics of health promotion
Part 2: Strategies & Methods
Chapter 8: Reorienting health services
Chapter 9: Developing personal skills
Chapter 10: Strengthening community action
Chapter 11: Developing healthy public policy
Chapter 12: Using media in health promotion
Part 3: Settings for Health Promotion
Chapter 13: Health promotion in schools
Chapter 14: Health promotion in the workplace
Chapter 15: Health promotion in neighbourhoods
Chapter 16: Health promotion in health services
Chapter 17: Health promotion in prisons
Part 4: Implementing Health Promotion
Chapter 18: Assessing health needs
Chapter 19: Planning health promotion interventions
Chapter 20: Evaluation in health promotion
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