Promoting health : a practical guide

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Author:

Scriven, Angela.

ISBN:

9780702031397

9780702044564

Edition:

6. ed. / forewords by Linda Ewles, Ina Simnett, Richard Parish.

Publication Information:

London : Elsevier Health Sciences, 2010.

Contents:

What is health? -- What is health promotion? -- Aims, values, and ethical considerations -- Who promotes health? -- Planning and evaluating health promotion -- Identifying health promotion needs and priorities -- Evidence and research in health promotion -- Skills of personal effectiveness -- Working effectively with other people -- Fundamentals of communication -- Using communication tools in health promotion practice -- Educating for health -- Working with groups -- Enabling healthier living -- Working with communities -- Influencing and implementing policy.

Subject Term:

Health promotion.

Health education -- Great Britain.

Health promotion -- Great Britain.

Health Promotion -- methods -- Great Britain.

Added Author:

Scriven, Angela.

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Summary

Promoting Health is a seminal text that has been used in the training and education of health promoters over the last 25 years and has shaped health promotion practice in the UK. This 6th edition has undergone significant revision by a new author, Angela Scriven, a leading academic widely published in the health-promotion field, bringing it up to date with current practice.

The text provides an accessible practical guide for all those involved in health promotion. Concerned with the what, why, who and how of health promotion, it is invaluable to students of the discipline.

Fully updated to meet the needs of today's public health practitioners Case studies and exercises enable application of ideas Provides practice and guidance on report writing, running meetings and working with the media and influencing policy Discusses working with groups and networks, as well as individual clients User-friendly, interactive style

New, contemporary format