Promoting Health The Primary Health Care Approach

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 determinants of health and wellbeing as a foundation for holistic, ecological, salutogenic health promotion practice. The health promotion practice cycle, including evidence-based community assessment, program planning, implementation and evaluation, is described in detail. The book also includes chapters on five health promotion action areas. Promoting Health is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand resource that students and practitioners will find themselves returning to throughout their studies and professional practice. Grounded in internationally recognised WHO health promotion frameworks including the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and subsequent charters and declarations The role of systemic determinants of health and wellbeing including the social, economic, cultural, political, natural and built environments for a sustainable future Sets of questions on putting the Ottawa Charter into practice Tables that map chapter content to relevant International Union for Health Promotion and Education core competencies More to Explore sections with additional resources Reflective questions that enable consolidation of learning through practice activities An eBook included with all print purchases Additional resources on evolve . eBook on VitalSource Instructor resources: . Chapter reflective questions and model responses . Chapter quiz questions with correct responses . Image Gallery . Weblinks Student resources: . Chapter reflective questions . Chapter quiz questions . Weblinks Updated framework for health promotion practice including distinction between comprehensive and selective primary health care approaches, and the addition of the health promotion practice cycle Introduction to the values and principles of critical health promotion and their application within a comprehensive primary health care context Increased focus on indigenous perspectives, with current Australian and New Zealand examples Quizzes to check understanding of the content of each chapter