Health Promotion: Professional Perspectives

This book offers an extensive insight into a wide variety of professional perspectives on health promotion. The text contains a critique of the opportunities and constraints to the promotion of health in health service, local authority, education, voluntary and workplace settings. Theoretical issues...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Orme, Judy (Editor), Scriven, Angela (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Macmillan Education UK 1996, 1996
Edition:1st ed. 1996
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • General Introduction
  • The Contributors
  • Acknowledgements
  • PART 1: ISSUES CONCERNED WITH THEORY AND PRACTICE
  • The Anatomy and Ideology of Health Promotion: Empowerment in Context; K.Tones
  • Collaboration between Different Professional Groups; F.Delaney
  • PART 2: HEALTH SERVICE
  • The Role of Health Authorities in the Promotion of Health; L.Adams
  • The Role of the Family Health Service Authorities in Promoting Health; P.Astrop & J.McWilliam
  • Health Promotion in Primary Health Care; J.Orme & C.Wright
  • The Impact of the NHS Reforms on Specialist Health Promotion in the NHS; L.Ewles
  • The Potential of Health Promotion in Hospital Nursing Practice; S.Latter
  • PART 3: LOCAL AUTHORITY
  • Health Promotion, Environmental Health and the Local Authority; P.Allen
  • Promoting Health Through Social Services; L.Jones & J.Bloomfield
  • Health Promotion through Leisure Services; R.Ireland
  • PART 4: EDUCATION AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS
  • The Impact of Government Policy on the Delivery of Health Education in Schools; A.Scriven
  • The Health Promoting School: From Idea to Action; A.Beattie
  • The Role of the School Nurse in Promoting Health; S.Farrow
  • Health Promotion in Youth Work Settings; M.Jackson
  • Health Promotion in Further Education; A.Payne
  • PART 5: VOLUNTARY
  • The Voluntary Setting and its Contribution to Health Promotion; Z.Heritage & Y.Anderson
  • A Self Help Approach to Health Promotion; J.Myers & K.Marsden
  • PART 6: WORKPLACE
  • Overview of Health Promotion in the Workplace; D.Sanders & S.Crowe
  • Alliances for Health at Work: A Case Study; M.Glover
  • Trade Unions and Health Promotion; S.Veal & M.Beishon
  • The Role of Occupational Health Services in Promoting Health; J.Lisle