Promoting health the primary health care approach

• Main Authors: Taylor, Jane (Author), Verrinder, Glenda (Author), O'Hara , Lily (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Chatswood, Australia Elsevier Australia 2021
• Edition: Seventh Edition
• Subjects: Health Promotion; Preventive Health Services; Primary Health Care
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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 det...

Table of Contents:

• Part 1: Health promotion development and concepts - Chapter 1: Health promotion in context - Chapter 2: Core concepts informing health promotion practice - Chapter 3: Ecological sustainability and human health and wellbeing - Part 2: Health promotion practice - Chapter 4: Health promotion practice - Chapter 5: Health public policy: to create environments and settings that support health and wellbeing - Chapter 6: Community development action for social and environmental change - Chapter 7: Health education and health literacy to develop knowledge and skills for health and wellbeing action - Chapter 8: Health information and social marketing to raise awareness about health and wellbeing priorities - Chapter 9: Vaccination, screening, risk assessment and surveillance