

Ewles and Simnett’s Promoting Health: A Practical Guide - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 8th Edition
Elsevier eBook on VitalSource


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- Includes promotion of healthier living, working with communities and effective communication
- Outlines new research on the comparative effectiveness of different approaches to health promotion and public health practice
- Explores the increasing influence of the internet, both in terms of its use for health promotion and its negative influence on wellbeing and health
- Describes changes to the structure and organisation of public health in the UK, including the latest policies and national strategies
- Accessible writing style – makes it easy to learn and remember
- Case studies bring theory to life
- Practice points help readers structure study
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- Latest evidence on the response to the COVID-19 pandemic – a permeating theme throughout the book
- All policy sections updated to reflect current policy frameworks and agendas
- New health data plus recent research on the comparative effectiveness of different approaches to health promotion and public health practice
- All case studies replaced with current scenarios; more global examples of public health and health promotion action
- Fully updated references and practice examples
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PART 1 Thinking About Health, Health Promotion, and Public Health
1 What Is Health? 3
2 What Is Health Promotion? 17
3 Who Promotes Health? 37
4 Values and Ethical Considerations in Health Promotion and Public Health
PART 2 Planning and Managing Health Promotion and Public Health Practice
5 Planning and Evaluating Health Promotion and Public Health Interventions
6 Identifying Health Promotion and Public Health Practice Needs and Priorities
7 Evidence and Research for Health Promotion and Public Health Practice
8 Skills of Personal Effectiveness
9 Working Effectively With Other People
PART 3 Competencies in Health Promotion and Public Health Practice
10 Fundamentals of Communication in Public Health
11 Using Communication Tools in Health Promotion and Public Health Practice
12 Educating for Health
13 Working With Groups to Promote Health
14 Enabling Healthier Living Through Behaviour Change
15 Working With Communities
16 Influencing and Implementing Public Health Policy
Index