Essentials of Health Promotion

Ruth Cross author James Woodall author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd

Published:2nd Nov '21

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A complete one-stop-shop for any student of health promotion.  

How to improve and protect public health is one of the biggest questions facing the 21st century and this book exists to help tackle it head on. Setting out the What, Why, When, Who, Where and How of health promotion across 20 bite-sized chapters. It explores the full range of theories, context and strategies that influence contemporary health promotion. 

Key features:

Comprehensive coverage: all facets of health promotion introduced and explained

Combines the theoretical with the practical: knowledge blended with the key skills and attributes needed for effective health promotion

Extensive range of global case studies: read about the enormous range of possibilities and creative ways health promotion can be achieved

This is the ideal textbook for any undergraduate or pre-registration student starting their health promotion or public health journey. It  provides a complete package of information that will lay the groundwork for your learning and future practice and will help you succeed with assignments, essays and exams.

An invaluable text for pre-registration or undergraduate students. It includes key health promotion theory, roles and excellent case studies. Very accessible and easy to read. Written by international experts. -- Dr Michael C Watson
Good reference book for health promotion -- Miss Elizabeth Jane Cotter * drupal *
lots of competition in this area -- Mrs Angela Rose Woodley * drupal *
Update resources for student nurses -- Mrs angela walsh * drupal *
Relevant to the module. -- Mrs Jane Fisher * drupal *
excellent book easily read and understood to apply in practice -- Mrs Veronica Marie Kelly * drupal *
This text offers students a detailed but accessible overview of the key elements of health promotion. The inclusion of examples and case studies brings the theory to life. -- Ms Lesley Andrews * drupal *
There are many textbooks on health promotion and they all seem to take a different approach. This book is right for the approach we take in our module on health promotion and I have used it for my level 3 Health T level students also. -- Ms wendy askam * drupal *
Valuable book with lots of up to date information. Excellent diagrams and images throughout to support text. Good questions to check learning also -- Professor Lucy May * drupal *

ISBN: 9781526496249

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 750g

352 pages