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Health promotion theory / edited by Liza Cragg, Maggie Davies, and Wendy Macdowall.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Understanding public healthPublisher: Maidenhead, Berkshire : McGraw Hill Education, Open University Press, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Edition: Second editionDescription: xv, 166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0335263208
  • 9780335263202
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613 23
LOC classification:
  • RA
Contents:
Section I. History and concepts of health promotion -- 1. The history of health promotion -- 2. Social construction of health and health promotion -- 3. What drives health promotion? -- 4. Political and ethical considerations -- -- Section II. Using theory to inform health promotion practice -- 5. Using theory to guide change at the individual level -- 6. Using theory to guide change at the community level -- 7. The determinants of health -- 8. Theorizing inequalities in health -- 9. The Rose hypothesis advantages of whole population over targeted approaches -- 10. Health communication.
Summary: "Part 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."--Publisher's website.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 613 HEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A508063B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 613 HEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A549844B
Book South Campus South Campus Main Collection 613 HEA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A549845B

Includes bibliography and index.

Section I. History and concepts of health promotion -- 1. The history of health promotion -- 2. Social construction of health and health promotion -- 3. What drives health promotion? -- 4. Political and ethical considerations -- -- Section II. Using theory to inform health promotion practice -- 5. Using theory to guide change at the individual level -- 6. Using theory to guide change at the community level -- 7. The determinants of health -- 8. Theorizing inequalities in health -- 9. The Rose hypothesis advantages of whole population over targeted approaches -- 10. Health communication.

"Part 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."--Publisher's website.

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