Introduction : Health promotion the origins of the third public health revolution leading to a new public health / David V. McQueen and Ilona Kickbusch -- From a theory group to a theory book / Louise Potvin and Laura Balbo -- Modernity, public health, and health promotion: a reflexive discourse / Louise Potvin and David V. McQueen -- Critical issues in theory for health promotion / David V. McQueen -- Cultural capital in health promotion / Thomas Abel -- Understanding differentiation of health in late modernity by use of sociological systems theory / Jürgen M. Pelikan -- Managing uncertainty through participation / Louise Potvin -- Thinking health promotion seriously / Laura Balbo -- Health governance: the health society / Ilona Kickbusch -- Appendix: Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
Summary
Demonstrates how the theoretical underpinnings of health promotion contribute to contemporary public health. Aimed at health promotion practitioners and social scientists, this book explains how health promotion is based on social theory and gives insights into the practice of health promotion