Promoting Health

Promoting Health: The Primary Health Care Approach 8e. supports a broad range of practitioners to understand the key values, principles, concepts and practices of health promotion in a primary health care context and apply these in their everyday work as health professionals. The book comprehensively explores the role of structural and systemic determinants of health and health equity, and the social, cultural, economic, commercial, political, natural and built environments. Fully updated throughout, the eighth edition addresses current global and local issues that impact on population health, including political and economic instability, climate change and pandemics. End of chapter reflective questionsthat enable users to consolidate their learning through practice activities and develop their health promotion competencies. Covers hot topics, including climate and health, health equity, and the social, commercial and political determinants of health and wellbeing. Each chapter aligned to core professional competencies for health promotion practice. Aligned to the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion action areas. Practice insights are presented throughout to demonstrate the application of concepts. Student resources on Evolve:. Chapter reflective questions. Chapter quiz questions. Facilitator resources on Evolve:. Model responses to Chapter reflective questions. Chapter quiz questions. Image Gallery.