Edelman and Kudzma's Canadian Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span, 1st Edition

• Comprehensive Canadian coverage incorporates Canadian statistics, research, references and resources, guidelines, assessment and screening tools, and more.
• Focus on research is seen throughout the text with Research for Evidence-Informed Practice boxes providing brief synopses on current health-promotion research studies that demonstrate the links between research, theory, and practice.
• Canadian author team provides a Canadian lens on all topics spanning health promotion and disease prevention.
• Emphasis on health promotion and social justice on a societal level weaves in the social determinants of health throughout the text; incorporating the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Population Health Approach model; the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion; WHO and Alma-Ata Declaration; human rights; the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples; and Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action recommendations.
• Canadian cultural considerations are incorporated throughout the text as they relate to race/ethnicity, Indigenous peoples, identity, LGBTQ2 community, family composition, and other areas.
• Chapter on Health Defined: Health Promotion, Prevention, and Protection reflects the Canadian socio-environmental approach.
• Chapter on Diverse Populations in Canada and Health explores the Canadian demographic landscape.
• Chapter on Ethical Issues Related to Health Promotion covers the Canadian Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics, the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), Bill C-14: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), principles of bioethics, and more.
• Reflection questions included in Diversity Awareness boxes allow readers to reflect on their own personal cultural values while presented with cultural perspectives on various aspects of health promotion.
• Culturally relevant art program reflects Canada’s cultural, economic, and ethnic diversity in the health care setting.
• In-depth discussion of nursing competencies discusses and demonstrates how they relate to health promotion.
• Public Health Agency of Canada guidelines and recommendations are woven throughout the text.
• Think About It clinical scenarios open each chapter, engaging readers and encouraging critical thinking with accompanying critical thinking questions.
• Innovative Practice boxes highlight inventive and resourceful projects, programs, and research studies that draw upon new ways of implementing health promotion.
• Case studies with reflective questions highlight realistic clinical situations and challenge readers to reflect upon important considerations.
• Care plans related to the case studies provide nursing diagnoses, defining characteristics, related factors, expected outcomes, and interventions.
• Quality and Safety Scenario boxes reflect Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) standards and present scenarios pertinent to health promotion.
• Diversity Awareness boxes offer cultural perspectives on various aspects of health promotion, along with reflection questions to promote critical thinking.

• Comprehensive Canadian coverage incorporates Canadian statistics, research, references and resources, guidelines, assessment and screening tools, and more.
• Focus on research is seen throughout the text with Research for Evidence-Informed Practice boxes providing brief synopses on current health-promotion research studies that demonstrate the links between research, theory, and practice.
• Canadian author team provides a Canadian lens on all topics spanning health promotion and disease prevention.
• Emphasis on health promotion on a societal level weaves in the social determinants of health throughout the text; incorporating the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Population Health Approach model; the Ottawa Charter on Health Promotion; WHO and Alma-Ata Declaration; human rights; the UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous People; and Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action recommendations.
• Canadian cultural considerations are incorporated throughout the text as they relate to race/ethnicity, Indigenous peoples, identity, LGBTQ2 community, family composition, and other areas.
• Chapter on Health Defined: Health Promotion, Prevention, and Protection reflects the Canadian socio-environmental approach.
• Chapter on Diverse Populations in Canada and Health explores the Canadian demographic landscape.
• Chapter on Ethical Issues Related to Health Promotion covers the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics, the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) and Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA), Bill C-14: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), principles of bioethics, and more.
• Reflection questions included in Diversity Awareness boxes allow students to reflect on their own personal cultural values while presented with cultural perspectives on various aspects of health promotion.
• Culturally relevant art program reflects Canada’s cultural, economic, and racial diversity in the health care setting.
• In-depth discussion of nursing competencies discusses and demonstrates how they relate to health promotion.
• Public Health Agency of Canada guidelines and recommendations are woven throughout the text.
• Think About It clinical scenarios open each chapter, engaging students and encouraging critical thinking with accompanying critical thinking questions.
• Innovative Practice boxes highlight inventive and resourceful projects, programs, and research studies that draw upon new ways of implementing health promotion.
• Case studies with reflective questions highlight realistic clinical situations and challenge students to reflect upon important considerations.
• Care plans related to the case studies provide nursing diagnoses, defining characteristics, related factors, expected outcomes, and interventions.
• Quality and Safety Scenario boxes reflect Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) standards and present scenarios pertinent to health promotion.
• Diversity Awareness boxes offer cultural perspectives on various aspects of health promotion, along with reflection questions to promote critical thinking.

Unit 1: Foundations for Health Promotion 1. Health Defined: Health Promotion, Prevention, and Protection 2. Diverse Populations and Health 3. Health Policy and the Delivery System 4. The Therapeutic Relationship 5. Ethical Issues Related to Health Promotion

Unit 2: Assessment for Health Promotion 6. Health Promotion and the Individual 7. Health Promotion and the Family 8. Health Promotion and the Community

Unit 3: Application of Health Promotion 9. Overview of Growth and Development Framework 10. The Prenatal Period 11. Infant 12. Toddler 13. Preschool Child 14. School-Aged Child 15. Adolescent 16. Young Adult 17. Middle-Aged Adult 18. Older Persons

Unit 4: Interventions for Health Promotion 19. Screening 20. Health Education 21. Nutrition and Health Promotion 22. Exercise 23. Stress Management 44. Complementary and Alternative Strategies 25. Health Promotion for the Twenty-First Century: Throughout the Life Span and Throughout the World