Part I. Health Promotion Fundamentals: 1. Influences on health Merryn McKinnon; 2. Health promotion theories and models Merryn McKinnon; 3. Communication in health settings Linda Murray and Merryn McKinnon; Part II. Effective Communication: 4. Ethics, risk and health promotion Rod Lamberts; 5. Influencing factors and empowering decision-making Will J. Grant; 6. Components of effective communication Lindy A. Orthia; 7. Understanding and using media in health promotion Merryn McKinnon; 8. Evaluation – how to measure what works Merryn McKinnon; Part III. Global Health into the Future: 9. Health promotion needs and challenges Merryn McKinnon; 10. Global case studies Merryn McKinnon.