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Sinopsis

The seventh edition of Promoting Health is an essential book for a range of health practitioners to guide their health promotion practice within a comprehensive primary health care context.

With a new author team featuring Jane Taylor and Lily O'Hara, the book explores the socio-ecological determinants of health and wellbeing as a foundation for holistic, ecological, salutogenic health promotion practice. The health promotion practice cycle, including evidence-based community assessment, program planning, implementation and evaluation, is described in detail. The book also includes chapters on five health promotion action areas.

Promoting Health

is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand resource that students and practitioners will find themselves returning to throughout their studies and professional practice.

  • Grounded in internationally recognised WHO health promotion frameworks
  • including the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and subsequent charters and declarations
  • The role of systemic determinants of health and wellbeing including the social, economic, cultural, political, natural and built environments for a sustainable future
  • Sets of questions on putting the Ottawa Charter into practice
  • Tables that map chapter content to relevant International Union for Health Promotion and Education core competencies
  • More to Explore sections with additional resources
  • Reflective questions that enable consolidation of learning through practice activities
  • An eBook included with all print purchases

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  • Updated framework for health promotion practice
  • including distinction between comprehensive and selective primary health care approaches, and the addition of the health promotion practice cycle
  • Introduction to the values and principles of critical health promotion and their application within a comprehensive primary health care context
  • Increased focus on indigenous perspectives, with current Australian and New Zealand examples
  • Quizzes to check understanding of the content of each chapter

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Acerca del autor

Jane Taylor works at the School of Health, University of Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia.

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