Beschreibung:
Designed to help readers develop the practical skills they need to become effective public health practitioners, this concise text gives an easily digested overview of public health and health promotion theory in accessible language and diagrams, before moving on to the ways readers can apply this in practice.
Foreword Dr John Lloyd 1. What is Health? 2. The Main Killers 3. Approaches and Models Used to Promote Health 4. Health Needs Assessment 5. Health Education and Health Information 6. Supporting People with Behaviour Change 7. Programme Planning 8. The Same or Different? Health Promotion in Ethnically Diverse Communities 9. Focus on Mental Health Promotion, Obesity and Alcohol 10. Persistent and Future Challenges in Public Health