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cover image - Promoting Health: A Practical Guide - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,7th Edition
ISBN: 9780702066931
Copyright: 2018
Publication Date: 06-30-2017
Page Count: 272
Imprint: Elsevier
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Promoting Health: A Practical Guide - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 7th Edition

by Angela Scriven, BA(Hons), MEd, CertEd, FRSPH, MIUHPE

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cover image - Promoting Health: A Practical Guide - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,7th Edition
ISBN: 9780702066931
Copyright: 2018
Publication Date: 06-30-2017
Page Count: 272
Imprint: Elsevier
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Leading the field in public health for over 30 years, Ewles & Simnett’s seminal text is now in its seventh edition. This new edition, the second to be revised by Angela Scriven, has been thoroughly updated and aligned with national standards to provide an accessible, current, practical guide for all those involved in the what, why, who and how of health promotion and public health practice.

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    • Describes the international and national strategies and movements that have emerged to reduce inequalities in health
    • Examines the concept of need and provides tools to assist in the identification of health promotion needs
    • Contains almost 50 exercises and 20 Case Studies to engage readers and reinforce learning
    • Describes the knowledge and skills required to draw on evidence, undertake research and use various techniques to inform and prioritise health promotion practice
    • Shows how to ensure that health promotion work contributes to local and national strategies
    • Looks at the concept of ‘value for money’ via learning ways of thinking based in health economics
    • Shows how to develop key skills that include information management, report writing, time management, project management, and change management
    • Looks at the effectiveness of good communication skills and emphasises the importance of establishing high-quality professional relationships
    • Provides practical guidance on the preparation of communication tools which range from leaflets, posters and display boards to the use of radio and television
    • Describes changes to the structure and organisation of public health within the UK, including the latest national standards for work in health promotion and public health
    • Outlines new research on the comparative effectiveness of different approaches to health promotion and public health practice
    • Explores the development of public health communication strategies, including social marketing, social media campaigns, and use of pressure groups and ‘nudging’
    • Highlights the latest ‘current thinking’ across a variety of different settings, to ensure relevance to a broad array of practitioners working across differing settings
    • Explores the increasing use of the internet to help individuals monitor and support their own wellbeing
  • PART 1 THINKING ABOUT HEALTH AND HEALTH PROMOTION 

     1 What is health? 

     2 What is health promotion? 

    3 Who promotes health?  

     4 Values and ethical considerations in health promotion and public health

    PART 2 PLANNING AND MANAGING FOR EFFECTIVE PRACTICE 

     5 Planning and evaluating health promotion 

     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 DEVELOPING COMPETENCE IN HEALTH PROMOTION 

    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 

  • Angela Scriven, BA(Hons), MEd, CertEd, FRSPH, MIUHPE, Reader in Health Promotion, School of Health Sciences and Social Care, Brunel University, London, UK
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