| Description |
xxiii, 361 pages : illustrations, maps. ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction and history -- 2. Some basic principles -- 3. The determinants of health -- 4. Uncovering cause -- 5. What governments can do -- 6. Principles of education -- 7. Health behaviours and behavioural change -- 8. Influencing policy makers and managers -- 9. Planning health promotion at a local level -- 10. Evaluation of health promotion -- 11. Putting health education into practice -- 12. Health education materials -- 13. Health promotion in schools / Joe Harvey -- 14. Health promotion in hospitals -- 15. Health promotion in general practice -- 16. Health promotion in the community -- 17. Health promotion in the workplace / Margaret Bamford -- 18. Health promotion in the healthy city -- 19. Working with national campaigns / Jacky Chambers |
| Summary |
Prevention is now recognised to be as important as cure, so a knowledge of health promotion which combines an appreciation of its history, basic principles and associated problems with a how-to approach that is practical, broad based and educational will prove to be an invaluable aid to all those intending to work in the field of health care. Written for all students of health at P2000, degree or diploma level, this book outlines the theory underpinning present-day health promotion and illustrates how this theory can be put into practice by the professional |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Health education -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Health education -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Health education.
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Health promotion -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Health promotion -- Great Britain -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Health promotion -- Great Britain.
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Health promotion.
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Preventive health services.
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Health Promotion -- methods.
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Community Health Planning.
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Health Education.
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| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Author |
Close, Ann.
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| ISBN |
0333577698 (paperback) |
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