Promoting Health :

Scriven, Angela.

Promoting Health : a Practical Guide / Angela Scriven ; forewords by Linda Ewles, Ina Simnett, Richard Parish. - 6th ed. - Edinburgh ; New York : Bailliere Tindall/Elsevier, 2010. - xiii, 251 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is health? -- What is health promotion? -- Aims, values and ethical considerations -- Who promotes health? -- Planning and evaluating health promotion -- Identifying health promotion needs and priorities -- Evidence and research in health promotion -- Skills of personal effectiveness -- Working effectively with other people -- Fundamentals of communication -- Using communication tools in health promotion practice -- Educating for health -- Working with groups -- Enabling healthier living -- Working with communities -- Influencing and implementing policy.

9780702031397 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Health education--Great Britain.
Health promotion--Great Britain.
Health Promotion--methods--Great Britain.



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