Health Promotion: Global Principles and Practice - Softcover

Dixey, Rachael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845939727 ISBN 13: 9781845939724

Publisher: CABI Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Health promotion is a key mechanism in tackling the foremost health challenges faced by developing and developed nations. Covering key concepts, theory and practical aspects, this textbook focuses on the themes central to contemporary health promotion practice on a global scale. Social determinants, equality and equity, policy and health, working in partnerships, sustainability, evaluation and evidence-based practice are detailed, and the critical application of health promotion to practice is outlined throughout the book. With contributions from the Centre for Health Promotion Research team at Leeds Metropolitan University, the author shows how ideas drawn from social science can aid health promotion theory and practice in complex, real-life situations, drawing upon international settings and teaching experience in the global North and South, finishing with a summary of the future directions of professional health promotion practice. Placing a strong emphasis on a global context, this book provides an accessible and engaging resource for postgraduate students of health promotion, public health nursing and related subjects, health practitioners and NGOs.

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About the Authors

was formerly a Professor of Health Promotion at Leeds Metropolitan University. She has a lifelong interest in the politics of health, and in Africa, having lived or worked in a number of African countries. She has a background in development and education. More recently she has worked on childhood obesity and health in prisons. She has also been involved in developing the public health workforce internationally. Until 2011 she led the Health Promotion group at Leeds Met, before concentrating more on writing, and developing the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at Leeds Met. She has a long experience in teaching at postgraduate level and in supervising PhD students.

Sally Foster, former Senior Lecturer in Health Promotion. As well as teaching for many years on the master's courses in Health Promotion in the UK and several countries in Africa, she was more recently Course Leader for the BSc (Hons) Public Health, which is a 'top-up' degree, delivered in Zambia. A sociologist by background, Sally's interests are in women's health, community involvement in health, and the politics of health and development, particularly in relation to Africa, where she has lived and worked. Sally has also conducted research on solid waste management in Africa, and the benefits of allotments and urban food growing for health and wellbeing in the UK.

Louise Warwick-Booth is Reader in Health Promotion and Associate Director of the Centre for Health Promotion Research. Louise teaches on an MSc Public Health-Health Promotion as well as on a collaborative MSC with Kings College, London, in Health and Social Care Policy. She has extensive teaching experience across all levels (4-8), in the UK, and overseas in Sub-Saharan Africa. She is seconded to the Centre for Learning and Teaching, supporting the educational development of staff at LBU, and conducting pedagogical research. She also leads a range of research and evaluation projects. Louise's expertise relates to the evaluation of health promotion interventions with vulnerable populations, including women experiencing domestic abuse. She uses qualitative, creative and participatory methods in her practice. Louise is the author of 10 books and is an experienced Associate/Guest Editor of Journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: CABI Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845939727
• ISBN 13: 9781845939724
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240