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Health Promotion
Planning & Strategies

Fourth Edition
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January 2019 | 704 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
Globally recognized as the definitive text on health promotion, this fourth edition becomes ever more useful for public health and health promotion courses around the world. It offers a firm foundation in health promotion before helping you to understand the process of planning, implementing and assessing programmes in the real world.

New to the 4th Edition:

  • A chapter on “Evidence-Based Health Promotion” addressing the development of an evidence base for health promotion.
  • Expanded coverage of health inequalities, equity and social exclusion
  • Further discussion of mental health promotion and well-being
  • Key concepts are now highlighted and explained throughout the book
  • 'Critical reflection’ boxes have been added to help the reader think critically about an issue or approach.

The book is supported by online resources with up to 20 original case studies from around the world, access to full SAGE journal articles, and seminar questions for lecturers.

 
Health and health promotion
 
Assessing health and its determinants
 
The determinants of health actions
 
Health promotion planning - a strategic approach
 
Information needs
 
Health public policy
 
Education for health
 
Mass communication
 
Working with communities
 
Settings for health
 
Evaluation
 
Evidence-based health promotion

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For students:

  • A collection of original case studies from around the world
  • Further reading to help with assignments and exams

For lecturers:

  • Seminar Questions

proved popular with students who have accessed the book and proved to really useful for their module assignment. Likely to be useful for health and social care and public health students. The chapters are well chosen and offer a substantial and accessible range of knowledge and concepts plus useful ideas on their application. A good book.

Mr Philip Marshall
Health, Bishop Auckland College
July 1, 2019

Excellent book, every public health student should have this book. The vast range of knowledge and experience from the authors is clearly demonstrated within all chapters. The authors Green et al., simplistic style of writing aids towards the enjoyment of learning.

Mrs Philomena Hughes
Higher Education, Blackburn College
April 25, 2019
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ISBN: 9781526419484
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