Theory and Research in Promoting Public Health by Sarah Earle

Theory and Research in Promoting Public Health by Sarah Earle

What, exactly, is promoting public health activity? How should we promote public health? Whose values are most important? Which theories can help inform health promoting practice? This text addresses these questions, exploring the key concepts, debates and issues involved in multi-disciplinary public health.

ALAN BEATTIE is a health researcher, health planner and health educator who has worked in the National Health Service and for a variety of voluntary agencies, and has taught health and welfare studies at London University. He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Lancaster University. His research interests include community development for health and the politics of health information.

MARJORIE GOTT is a healthcare training and research consultant, specialising in the field of health promotion in an international context. She is the author of several academic texts and open learning materials in health promotion.

LINDA JONES is a Lecturer in the Department of Health and Social Welfare at The Open University. She has research interests in late Victorian social policy-making and urban history and in contemporary health policy.

MOYRA SIDELL is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Health and Social Welfare at the Open University. Her research interests are women's health, the health of older people, and alcohol misuse.

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ISBN 13	9781412930710
ISBN 10	1412930715
Title	Theory and Research in Promoting Public Health
Author	Sarah Earle
Series	Published In Association With The Open University
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2007-03-20
Number of pages	384
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