Rethinking health promotion : a global approach / Théodore H. MacDonald.

Health promotion creates conditions that promote rather than damage health by bringing about changes in policy on a local, national and international level. This book outlines clearly the function and position of health promotion.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: MacDonald, Theodore H. (Theodore Harney), 1933-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [London] : Taylor & Francis, 1998.
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Health promotions ancient and modern and their relationship to biomedicine; Health promotion: what is it and where is it going?; Origins and interpretations of first world health promotion; Health promotion: a eurocentric phenomenon; Biomedicine and health promotion in Britain; The 'Health of the Nation' targets and health promotion; Sexual health promotion and its evaluation; Diet and health promotion; The ethics of health promotion; Health promotion and the mass media; Health promotion in the context of employment and unemployment.