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Understanding Health

ISBN: 9780195574906 | 0195574907
Edition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pub. Date: 1/12/2012

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Understanding Health 3e introduces students to the concepts of health and examines public health and its sub-disciplines of health promotion and disease prevention. It uses a framework of determinants to discuss the factors of health and wellness. The new structure of the book easily guides students through the concepts covered. It begins by discussing the over-arching principles of health and health promotion and continues on to explore how health status and thedeterminants of health are measured. The book then covers how health is shaped by t... MORE
List of Figuresp. vii
List of Tablesp. viii
List of Abbreviationsp. ix
Contributorsp. x
Prefacep. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Understanding Healthp. 1
Concepts of Health and Primary Health Carep. 3
Public Healthp. 17
Understanding the Determinants of Healthp. 33
Health Promoti... MOREp. 47
Learning from Public Health Historyp. 67
Milestones in the History of Health Promotionp. 75
Measuring Healthp. 77
Measuring Healthp. 79
Evidence in Public Healthp. 95
Using Evidence in Public Health Practicep. 105
Public Health and Health Promotion Associationsp. 121
Shaping Healthp. 123
What Shapes Behaviours?p. 125
Social Determinants of Indigenous Healthp. 143
Natural Environments as Determinants of Healthp. 157
Environment, Sustainability and Healthp. 171
Human Rights and Healthp. 183
Social Inclusionp. 193
Policy for Healthp. 203
Key Resources about the Socio-economic Determinants of Healthp. 217
Improving Healthp. 219
Program Planning and Evaluationp. 221
Health Education for Empowermentp. 235
Social Marketingp. 249
Community Development and Partnershipsp. 259
Healthy Cities as a Setting Approachp. 271
Organisations, Power and Health Promotionp. 283
Competencies and Careers in Public Health and Health Promotionp. 299
Resources on Health Equityp. 311
Glossaryp. 313
Referencesp. 322
Indexp. 350
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Helen Keleher is a Professor and Head of the Department of Health Social Science in the School of Public Health and Preventive. Medicine at Monash University. Colin Macdougall is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health and Southgate Institute for Health, Society and Equity at Flinders University.


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