People-Centred Health Promotion
Author | : John Raeburn |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 9780471971375 |
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This inspiring and practical guide to people-centred health promotion focuses on: Putting a people perspective at the centre of health promotion concerns Improvement of health-related quality of life, rather than just prevention of disease Empowering communities to develop and maintain their own self-determined action in health promotion Taking a developmental approach to intervention and evaluation within communities People-Centred Health Promotion will be essential reading for all students, researchers and practitioners in health promotion, community development and public health. ?[This] book engages the reader in an intellectually challenging and socially compelling enterprise.? Lawrence W. Green Institute of Health Promotion Research, University of British Columbia, Canada