Moyra Sidell, Jenny Douglas

The Challenge of Promoting Health

Exploration and Action

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in health promotion practice, policy and research, The Challenge of Promoting Health explores the potential at the local level for communities to be involved in promoting their own health and examines the role of statutory agencies and other organisations in the making of healthy public policy. Written in an engaging and accessible style, this book will be of continued interest to all those committed to promoting health, especially those working in the health and social care fields.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Education UK / Red Globe Press / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-333-94931-3
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 372
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 706g
• ISBN-13: 9780333949313
• ISBN-10: 0333949315
• Artikelnr.: 22117019

Autorenporträt

MOYRA SIDDELL lectuers at the School of Health & Social Welfare, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: PROMOTING HEALTH AT THE LOCAL LEVEL: THE COLLECTIVE APPROACH.- The potential for promoting health with local communities; J.Douglas, T.Heller & J.Russell.- Community Action for Health; M.Sidell.- Partnerships and Collaborations: The Promise of Participation; M.Sidell.- Working at the Local Level; P.Thornley.- Evaluating Community Action; A.Peberdy.- PART 2: PROMOTING HEALTH THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY.- Health Promotion and Public Policy; L.Jones.- Making and Changing Public Policy; L.Jones.- The Politics of Health Promotion; L.Jones & J.Douglas.- The Social Policy Contribution to Health Promotion; L.Jones.- Health Promotion and Environmental Politics; L.Jones.- PART 3: DEBATES AND DILEMMAS IN PROMOTING HEALTH.- Silent cries: Reflections on Men's Health Promotion; G.Holroyd.- Collaboration: United We Stand, Divided We Fall?; A.Lethard.- Ethics: From Health Care to Public Policy; A.Cribb.- Health Promotion and Society: Critical Perspectives; M.O'Brien.- Social Science and the Future of Population Health Research; G.Williams & J.Popay.- Reflections on the Future of Health Promotion; various authors.