Promoting Health

<p>The seventh edition of <i>Promoting Health</i> is an essential book for a range of health practitioners to guide their health promotion practice within a comprehensive primary health care context. </p> <p>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. </p><i> <p>Promoting Health</i> is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand resource that students and practitioners will find themselves returning to throughout their studies and professional practice.</p><ul><b> <li>Grounded in internationally recognised WHO health promotion frameworks</b> including the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and subsequent charters and declarations</li> <li><b>The role of systemic determinants of health and wellbeing</b> including the social, economic, cultural, political, natural and built environments for a sustainable future</li> <li><b>Sets of questions</b> on putting the Ottawa Charter into practice</li> <li><b>Tables that map chapter content</b> to relevant International Union for Health Promotion and Education core competencies</li> <li><b>More to Explore sections with additional resources</b></li> <li><b>Reflective questions</b> that enable consolidation of learning through practice activities</li> <li><b>An eBook</b> included with all print purchases</li></ul> <p><b>Additional resources on evolve</b> • eBook on VitalSource <b>Instructor resources:</b> • Chapter reflective questions and model responses • Chapter quiz questions with correct responses • Image Gallery • Weblinks <b>Student resources:</b> • Chapter reflective questions • Chapter quiz questions • Weblinks</p><ul><b> <li>Updated framework for health promotion practice</b> including distinction between comprehensive and selective primary health care approaches, and the addition of the health promotion practice cycle</li> <li><b>Introduction to the values and principles of critical health promotion and their application</b> within a comprehensive primary health care context</li> <li><b>Increased focus on indigenous perspectives</b>, with current Australian and New Zealand examples</li> <li><b>Quizzes </b>to check understanding of the content of each chapter</li></ul>