Health promotion planning and strategies
- 2nd ed.
- California Sage Publications Inc. 2010
- xvi, 575p.
Covers core issues in health promotion theory and practice. Outlines models for defining health promotion and sets out the factors involved in planning health. Locates the principles and strategies of health promotion within an emerging sphere of multidisciplinary health and shows how these can be applied within a range of contexts and settings. Focuses on the synergistic relationship between policy and education, and re-appraises the notion of health education. Shows the fundamental importance of education in creating individual choice and generating effective advocacy for social change.