Health Promotion: Principles and practice in the Australian context - Softcover

O'Connor-Fleming, Mary Louise

 
9781865084336: Health Promotion: Principles and practice in the Australian context

Synopsis

This widely-used introductory text offers a comprehensive overview of the field of health promotion. Drawing on current Australian and international research, the authors provide a detailed review of health promotion principles. They demonstrate how these principles fit into the broader public health context, and how they can be integrated into practice in a range of settings, including the workplace, schools, rural communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and health care organisations.

The authors also include a step-by-step guide to program management from planning to evaluation.

This second edition has been fully revised and includes new data and case studies.

Health Promotion is an essential text for students and a valuable resource for health professionals in a range of fields, including health promotion, public health, community health, occupational health and safety, school health, rural health, nutrition and environmental health.

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About the Author

Mary Louise Fleming and Elizabeth Parker are both senior lecturers in the School of Public Health at Queensland University of Technology.

Mary Louise Fleming has worked as Academic Advisor to the Dean in the Faculty of Health, with government and non-government organisations, including Queensland Health, the National Heart Foundation, the Queensland Cancer Fund and the Commonwealth Health Department. She is a member of the Queensland Health Promotion Council.

Elizabeth Parker has worked as a senior manager in the Toronto Department of Public Health, and acted as a consultant for the Canadian Public Health Association and Queensland Health, and is the State Convenor for the Health Education Syllabus with the Board of Secondary School Studies.

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ISBN 10:  1863738975 ISBN 13:  9781863738972
Publisher: Routledge, 1995
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