Cart
Free Shipping in Australia
Proud to be B-Corp

Essentials of Health Promotion James Woodall

Essentials of Health Promotion By James Woodall

Essentials of Health Promotion by James Woodall


$90.39
Condition - New
<20 in stock

Summary

A complete overview of the subject setting out the what, why, when, who, where and how of health promotion containing 20 bite-sized chapters that answer all the common questions.

Essentials of Health Promotion Summary

Essentials of Health Promotion by James Woodall

A complete one-stop-shop for any student of health promotion.

How to improve and protect public health is one of the biggest questions facing the 21st century and this book exists to help tackle it head on. Setting out the What, Why, When, Who, Where and How of health promotion across 20 bite-sized chapters. It explores the full range of theories, context and strategies that influence contemporary health promotion.

Key features:

Comprehensive coverage: all facets of health promotion introduced and explained

Combines the theoretical with the practical: knowledge blended with the key skills and attributes needed for effective health promotion

Extensive range of global case studies: read about the enormous range of possibilities and creative ways health promotion can be achieved

This is the ideal textbook for any undergraduate or pre-registration student starting their health promotion or public health journey. It provides a complete package of information that will lay the groundwork for your learning and future practice and will help you succeed with assignments, essays and exams.

Essentials of Health Promotion Reviews

An invaluable text for pre-registration or undergraduate students. It includes key health promotion theory, roles and excellent case studies. Very accessible and easy to read. Written by international experts. -- Dr Michael C Watson

About James Woodall

James Woodall is a Senior Lecturer and the Co-Director of the Centre for Health Promotion Research. He is also the Course Leader for the MSc Public Health - Health Promotion programme (UK course). His research interest is offender health, particularly health promotion in prison settings. He completed his PhD in 2010, which examined the health promoting prison and how values central to the health promotion discourse are applied to the context of imprisonment. He has since published a number of peer-reviewed articles based on his PhD. He has also published work on young offenders and mental health, the role of prison visitors' centres for supporting prisoners' families and research exploring prisoners' lay views on health. He continues to focus his research attention on the health of the prison population. As Co-Director of the Centre for Health Promotion Research, he is also involved in broader health promotion research projects such as oral health promotion and men's health research. He currently teaches on the MSc Public Health - Health Promotion programme and contributes to other undergraduate and postgraduate areas in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Ruth Cross is a nurse by profession with 10 years nursing experience in acute and emergency medicine and HIV/AIDS. She has a BSc in Psychology, an MSc in Health Education and Health Promotion, Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education and a PhD in the social construction of risk in health by young women and the implications of this for health promotion policy and practice. She has lived and worked in Sub-Saharan Africa and maintains an interest in the health issues of that region, working as course leader for the MSc Public Health Promotion course in both Zambia and Ghana. She is involved in numerous research projects within the Centre for Health Promotion Research including the Young Women's Risk and Resilience Evaluation and the Sustainable Sunderland Evaluation. Her research interests include qualitative methods of investigation and the relationship between theory and practice. Her teaching interests are varied; she co-leads on the Health Communication module, contributes to the Research and Professional Practice modules and supervises master's students' dissertations. She contributes to many other undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including physiotherapy, dietetics, occupational therapy and childhood studies.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - What is 'health'? Chapter 2 - Health promotion: an historical overview Chapter 3 - Health Promotion Approaches Chapter 4 - The role of health promotion in tackling contemporary health challenges Chapter 5 - Inequalities in health Chapter 6 - The importance of health promotion values Chapter 7 - Assessing Health Needs: Principles and Practice Chapter 8 - Valuing Lay Perspectives Chapter 9 - Understanding epidemiology and health profiling Chapter 10 - The role of the individual Chapter 11 - The role of the state Chapter 12 - Partnership working Chapter 13 - Settings approach: overarching theory Chapter 14 - Healthy settings in action Chapter 15 - Virtual settings for health Chapter 16 - Professional competencies and core skills Chapter 17 - Searching and appraising the evidence Chapter 18 - Planning and designing health promotion programmes Chapter 19 - Health promotion research and evaluation Chapter 20 - Communicating effectively

Additional information

NGR9781526496232
9781526496232
1526496232
Essentials of Health Promotion by James Woodall
New
Paperback
SAGE Publications Ltd
2021-11-02
352
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - Essentials of Health Promotion