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Title Health and modernity : the role of theory in health promotion / David V. McQueen and Ilona Kickbusch ; with Louise Potvin [and others]
Published New York : Springer, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 170 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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
Analysis geneeskunde
medicine
volksgezondheid
public health
ziektepreventie
disease prevention
Medicine (General)
Geneeskunde (algemeen)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
In Springer e-books
Subject Health promotion.
Social sciences -- Philosophy.
Medicine -- Philosophy.
Public health.
Social change.
Health Promotion
Philosophy, Medical
Public Health
Social Change
public health.
MEDICAL -- Preventive Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
Philosophy, Medical.
Public health.
Social change.
Health Promotion.
Social sciences -- Philosophy.
Promotion de la santé.
Sciences sociales -- Philosophie.
Social change
Public health
Medicine -- Philosophy
Health promotion
Social sciences -- Philosophy
Gesundheitsökonomie
Gezondheidsvoorlichting en -opvoeding.
Hälsofrämjande arbete.
Soziologie -- Gesundheitsförderung -- Aufsatzsammlung.
Gesundheitsförderung -- Soziologie -- Aufsatzsammlung.
Form Electronic book
Author McQueen, David V.
Kickbusch, Ilona, 1948-
Potvin, Louise.
ISBN 9780387377599
038737759X
9780387377575
0387377573
1281116742
9781281116741
9786611116743
6611116745