Understanding Health Promotion - Softcover

In health promotion, easy access to good information is often hard to achieve. Understanding Health Promotion, whilst grounded solidly in theory, draws on the research undertaken by the authors to focus on practice. 'Guidebooks' containing expert summaries and practical information are integrated throughout to help students expore the resources which are available to support the work of health promotion practitioners.

Written for students, the textbook follows a logical 3-part structure and is rich in pedagogy, containing key take-home messages, case studies, exercises, key terms, useful websites, further reading and summaries. Part 1 lays the foundations for understanding health promotion and in particular, the implications of the social determinants of health. Part 2 covers the key practice skills for health promotion. Part 3 describes actions that promote health from different sectors or parts of our society.

The combination of theory, research and 'real world' practical application makes this book an essential learning tool for students.

Informed by principles of equity and the social determinants of health, Understanding Health Promotion draws on the authors' research to focus on strategic approaches to health promotion practice. It considers health promotion from the perspective of different sectors of society, and reviews the expertise required of health promotion practitioners in the context of healthy public policy and strategic health promotion program planning and evaluation. Helpful 'Guidebooks' are integrated throughout the book and contain practical information about the many resources available to health promotion practitioners.They include top sites for internet resources, assessed for their quality and degree of practical information; guides to information that is not always easy to access, such as health promotion professional organisations and evidence sites; and expert guides to key skills for practice.