Health promotion : philosophy, prejudice and practice
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Health promotion : philosophy, prejudice and practice
John Wiley & Sons, c1997
Available at 14 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Incisively written, this timely guide slices through the rhetoric of health promotion. Its penetrating analysis quickly reveals health promotion's conceptual roots, providing an enlightening map of their web of theory and practice. David Seedhouse proves that health promotion is prejudiced - every plan and every project stems first from human values - and argues that It is only by acknowledging this that a mature discipline will emerge. To help speed progress the author proposes a positive, practical theory of health promotion destined to inspire anyone who wishes thoughtfully to create better health. This book is laced with entertaining dialogues, and readers are encouraged to explore ten carefully presented exercises. Educational, accessible and intelligent, Health Promotion: Philosophy, Prejudice and Practice is a seminal work which heralds the beginning of the end of health promotion's long adolescence. It is nothing less than essential reading for all practitioners and students of health promotion. An accompanying handbook for teachers and lecturers is available, free of charge, on request.
Table of Contents
THE MAGPIE PROFESSION. Glad to be Vague. Hollow Words - and How to Revel Them. Evidence and Ethics. PREJUDICE FIRST, EVIDENCE SECOND. What Drives Health Promotion? The Political Tap Roots of Health Promotion. The Outsider Problem. THE FOUNDATIONS THEORY OF HEALTH PROMOTION. An Introduction to the Foundations Theory of Health Promotion. Tough Questions. Ethics and Health Promotion. References. Index.
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