Promoting Health: Knowledge and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780333949306 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 365 str.

Katz, Jeanne

Opis

Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in health promotion practice, policy and research, this book is a core text for the Open University course K301: 'Promoting Health: Skills, Perspectives and Practice'. It will be of continued interest to all those committed to promoting health, especially those working in the health and social care fields.

Spis treści

PART ONE: EXPLORING HEALTH PROMOTION.- Promoting Health: Everybody's Business?; L. Jones.- What is Health?; L. Jones.- Behavioural and Environmental Determinants of Health; L. Jones.- The Rise of Health Promotion; L. Jones.- Theories and Models in Health Promotion; L. Jones.- Ethical Issues in Health Promotion; L. Jones & A. Cribb.- Building Competence in Health Promotion; L. Jones.- PART TWO: COMMUNICATING AND EDUCATING FOR HEALTH.- Developing Effective Communication; C. Inman & J. Katz.- Supporting Individuals and Facilitating Change: Utilising Counselling Skills; M. Sidell.- Educating for Health; M. Sidell.- Educating and Communicating through the Mass Media; M. Sidell.- PART THREE: INVESTIGATING HEALTH INFORMATION.- What Counts as Evidence in Health Information; J. Katz & J. Bunker.- Studying Populations; J. Katz.- Analysing Numerical Data; J. Katz.- Planning Health Promoting Interventions; M. Sidell, J. Katz & L. Jones.- PART FOUR: EVALUATING HEALTH PROMOTION.- Evaluation in Health Promotion: Why Do It?; A. Peberdy.- Evaluation Design; A. Peberdy.- Enquiring and Reporting; A. Peberdy.- Evaluation and the Future of Health Promotion; A. Peberdy.

O autorze

JEANNE KATZ and ALYSON PEBERDY are Lecturers in Health and Social Welfare and JENNY DOUGLAS is Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Welfare, all at The Open University.