Based on the unique "upstream thinking" approach that emphasizes health promotion efforts to address the precursors of poor health, this edition focuses on the issues, responsibilities, and roles important for providing contemporary community health nursing care. Detailed case studies provide a community component for each step of the nursing process and several new chapters have been added, including the economics of health care, care of the disabled population, and care for clients in prison and parish settings. TOC:

Developing Practice for Public Health and Health Promotion: Dilemmas and Challenges

Naidoo BSc MSc PGDip PGCE, Jennie

Wills BA MA MSc PGCE, Jane

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Bailliere Tindall

This book aims to provide a theoretical framework which is vital if health promoters are to be clear about their intentions and desired outcomes when they embark on interventions designed to promote health. It offers a foundation for practice which encourages students and practitioners to see the potential for health promotion in their work. The first edition achieved enormous popularity with both students and lecturers for its stimulating style and innovative presentation. The second edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect changes in health promotion theories, practice and policy, and still retains the clear, user-friendly approach which made it a standard textbook forthis important topic All students and health care practitioners who have health promotion as a significant feature of their work will continue to find this book an invaluable and stimulating guide to current theory and practice in health promotion.

Foundations for Health Promotion: Foundations for Practice (Public Health and Health Promotion)

Medical Books

Nursing

Hugely popular with students, Health Promotion is now in its third edition, and has been thoroughly updated to provide the theoretical framework that is vital for health promotion. It offers a foundation for practice that encourages students and practitioners to identify opportunities for health promotion in their area of work.. Fully updated to reflect the many changes in health promotion theory, practice and policy . Illustrative examples, activities and discussion points encourage interaction and reflection. Unique, user-friendly approach makes learning easyFully revised and updated information, guidelines, and reference provide the latest information for clinical practice.New illustrations clarify important health promotion concepts.

Foundations for Health Promotion: Public Health and Health Promotion Practice

This title is now out of print. A new edition with e-book is available under ISBN 9780702044540. This package provides you with the book plus the eBook – giving you the printed book and also giving access to the complete book content electronically. Evolve eBooks allows you to quickly search the entire book, make notes, add highlights, and study more efficiently. Buying other Evolve eBooks titles makes your learning experience even better: all of the eBooks will work together on your electronic 'bookshelf', so that you can search across your entire library of Nursing eBooks. Developing Practice for Public Health and Health Promotion is the second title in the ‘Public Health and Health Promotion Practice’ series, expanding on the best-selling introductory textbook, Foundations for Health Promotion.  Developing Practice is an essential text for the many different practitioners, professionals and specialists who contribute to public health and health promotion, enabling them to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence.Fully updated to reflect the many changes in health promotion theory, practice and policy  New chapter on empowerment as a key health promotion strategy Case studies, activities and discussion points encourage interaction and reflection, and stimulate learning Unique, user-friendly approach makes learning easy Examines the forces that drive practice Focuses on the core strategies of:   Tackling health inequalities User and public participation and involvement Working in partnerships Empowerment.  Identifies current public health priorities and how to address these in practice.  Fully updated to reflect the many changes in health promotion theory, practice and policy   New chapter on empowerment as a key health promotion strategy

Developing Practice for Public Health and Health Promotion: Developing Practice

Administration & Medicine Economics

Printed book plus Pageburst™ access. You will receive a printed book and access to the complete book content electronically. Pageburst™ enhances learning not only by bringing world class content to your fingertips but also by letting you add to it, annotate it, and categorize it in a way that suits you. Pageburst™ frees you to spend more time learning and less time searching. Developing Practice for Public Health and Health Promotion is the second title in the ‘Public Health and Health Promotion Practice’ series, expanding on the best-selling introductory textbook, Foundations for Health Promotion. Developing Practice is an essential text for the many different practitioners, professionals and specialists who contribute to public health and health promotion, enabling them to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence.
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<li>Case studies, activities and discussion points encourage interaction and reflection, and stimulate learning</li> <li>Unique, user-friendly approach makes learning easy</li> <li>Examines the forces that drive practice</li> <li>Focuses on the core strategies of: </li> <ul>
<li>Tackling health inequalities</li> <li>User and public participation and involvement</li> <li>Working in partnerships</li> <li>Empowerment.</li> </ul>
<li>Identifies current public health priorities and how to address these in practice.</li>
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<li>Fully updated to reflect the many changes in health promotion theory, practice and policy </li> <li>New chapter on empowerment as a key health promotion strategy</li>
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Developing Practice for Public Health and Health Promotion: with Pageburst online access (Public Health and Health Promotion Practice)

The new edition of the highly successful Foundations for Health Promotion continues to offer a wealth of information in a unique, user-friendly format. Containing over 300 artworks, tables and 'pull out' boxes, this helpful text covers the theory, strategies and methods, settings and implementation of health promotion. Applicable to a wide range of health and social care professionals and anyone engaged with education about health and wellbeing.
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<li>Comprehensive updating and expansion to reflect recent research findings and major organizational and policy changes</li>
<li>Clear structure and signposting for ease of reading and study</li>
<li>Wide choice of examples and illustrative case studies reflect the needs of a variety of professional groups in health services, local and municipal services and education</li>
<li>Ineractive learning activities with indicative answers help readers consolidate their learning</li>
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<li>Comprehensively updated and expanded to reflect major organizational and policy changes</li>
<li>Interactive learning activities with indicative answers at the end of each chapter</li>
<li>'Pull out' boxes illustrate recent research findings and case studies of practice</li>
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Foundations for Health Promotion (Public Health and Health Promotion)

Elsevier

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