Name: Foundations for Health Promotion von Jane Wills (Professor of Health Promotion, London South Bank University, London, UK)
SKU: 9780702085062
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Foundations for Health Promotion Zusammenfassung

Foundations for Health Promotion Jane Wills (Professor of Health Promotion, London South Bank University, London, UK)

This hugely popular textbook provides a broad-based and user-friendly introduction to health promotion and its use in practice. Written by Professor Jane Wills, the book takes the reader through health promotion theory, strategy and methods, settings and implementation. It is clearly structured and accessibly written, with a discursive style that will appeal to readers of all levels and sufficient theoretical depth for undergraduates and postgraduates alike. Foundations for Health Promotion is suitable for students and practitioners of nursing, medicine, dentistry, allied health and social work, who will learn the essentials of health promotion as a discipline and reflect on its potential for their own work. Packed with interactive exercises to consolidate learning Focus on application of knowledge to practice Self-reflection on practice in each chapter to encourage deeper engagement Case studies and research examples provide evidence base for health promotion in different professions and areas of practice New chapters on health protection, communicating health and healthy universities New chapter on evaluating research and evidence - key components of workforce competencies Thoroughly revised and updated throughout to reflect recent changes in health promotion theories, practice and policy Accompanying videos narrated by Professor Wills give an overview of key topics

Über Jane Wills (Professor of Health Promotion, London South Bank University, London, UK)

Jane Wills is Professor of Health Promotion in the School of Health and Social Care at South Bank University and is also Director of the Centre for Applied Research in Improvement and Innovation (CApRII). She has over 25 years of experience of teaching public health and health promotion. Her research focuses on health education and health literacy and behavioural interventions particularly in relation to obesity. She is a trained counsellor and also teaches motivational interviewing and counselling skills to health care professionals. She has also held numerous external examiner and independent assessor posts, maintaining the discipline of health promotion. Initially qualifying as a teacher, she has a strong interest in pedagogy and student development, regularly publishing with students.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: The theory of health promotion Concepts of health Influences on health Measuring health Defining health promotion Models and approaches to health promotion Ethical issues in health The politics of health promotion Part 2: Strategies and methods Reorienting health services Developing personal skills Strengthening community action Developing healthy public policy Using media in health promotion Health promotion and infection control Part 3: Settings for health promotion Health promotion in schools Health promotion in universities Health promotion in the workplace Health promotion in neighbourhoods Health promotion in health services Health promotion in prisons Part 4: Implementing health promotion Assessing health needs Planning health promotion interventions Evaluation in health promotion The importance of being research and evidence informed

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR012730438

ISBN 13

9780702085062

ISBN 10

0702085065

Titel

Foundations for Health Promotion Jane Wills (Professor of Health Promotion, London South Bank University, London, UK)

Autor

Jane Wills (Professor of Health Promotion, London South Bank University, London, UK)

Serien

Public Health and Health Promotion

Zustand

Gebraucht - Sehr Gut

Bindung

Broschiert

Verlag

Elsevier Health Sciences

Datum

2022-04-07

Anzahl der Seiten

368

Preise

N/A

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