Total Health Promotion: Mental Health, Rational Fields and the Quest for Autonomy - Tapa blanda

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David Seedhouse is a truly original thinker and prolific author, highly regarded by health practitioners, teachers and students alike. Though David has a background in philosophy, his work is always focused on solving practical problems. Professor Seedhouse is best know for his writing on health and ethics, yet his work straddles many areas of social, philosophical and political concern. He has written or edited 14 books and produced over 200 book chapters, journal papers and other articles. His library includes the highly successful editions of Health: The Foundations for Achievement and Ethics: The Heart of Healthcare; the full list of his titles is given at the back of this book. His primary interest no lies in the development of software to enable transparent decision-making in healthcare, local democracy, schools and other social settings. The considerable practical impact of David's work can be seen - and engaged with - at www.values-exchange.com. David is Professor of Health and Social Ethics at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand and Professor of Health Care Analysis at Middlesex University, London. He is CEO of VIDe Ltd - www.vide.co.nz - and a popular keynote conference speaker internationally.

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Physical health is continually affected by the mind. Positive thinking, learning to deal with anger and malice, and being a part of creative social networks can extend life and lessen our chances of becoming ill. But despite overwhelming scientific evidence that mind and body are integrally related, health promotion is split into separate specialisms: mental health promotion, exercise and nutrition, social health promotion, health education and many other categories.

In this unique and remarkable book David Seedhouse argues that health promoters must spurn these artificial distinctions. Instead, health promotion should aim to enhance the human experience, free from restrictive classifications and false images.

In this book Professor Seedhouse has developed an exciting and potentially revolutionary health promotion tool - the rational field. Simple to use (the book contains a rational field template that can be applied by any health worker in any setting) rational fields enable health promoters to plan and act in total honesty, using whatever methods are best-suited to their quest to create autonomy.

Total health promotion is:

• A groundbreaking approach to health promotion theory and practice
• Written by the world's leading philosopher of health
• An exhilarating read

Seedhouse's argument is straightforward, impressive and written with typical elegance and clarity. But Total Health Promotion is much more than an academic text-book. It should be essential reading for all courses on health promotion and is a fantastic guide for all health promotion practitioners.