3rd Edition

Health Promotion Principles and practice in the Australian context

By Mary-Louise Fleming Copyright 2006
400 Pages
by Routledge

400 Pages
by Routledge

400 Pages
by Routledge

'An excellent introduction to the theory and practice of health promotion in a developed country such as Australia' From the foreword by Professor Brian Oldenburg This widely used text offers a comprehensive overview of the field of health promotion. Drawing on current Australian and international research, the authors provide a detailed review of health promotion principles. They demonstrate... Read more
Aknowledgments

Contributors

Foreword

Part I Background

Chapter 1 A Social History of Public Health

Chapter 2 Ecological Public Health and Health Promotion

Chapter 3 National Strategies for Promoting Health in Australia

Part II Planning and Managing Health Promotion Programs

Chapter 4 Program Planning and Evaluation

Chapter 5 Managing Health Promotion Programs

Part III Setting and Communities for Health Promotion

Chapter 6 School Health Promotion

Chapter 7 Community Health Promotion

Chapter 8 Promoting Health in Indigenous Communities

Chapter 9 Workplace Health Promotion

Chapter 10 Health Promotion in Health Care Settings

Chapter 11 Promoting Health in Rural and Remote Communities

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Biography

Mary Louise Fleming is Associate Professor and Head, School of Public Health at Queensland University of Technology. She has worked with government and non-government organisations, including Queensland Health, the National Heart Foundation, the Queensland Cancer Fund and the Commonwealth Health Department. She is a member of the Queensland Health Promotion Council.

Elizabeth Parker is Acting Assistant Dean (Teaching and Learning) in the Faculty of Health at Queensland University of Technology. She has worked as a senior manager in the Toronto Department of Public Health, and acted as a consultant for the Canadian Public Health Association and Queensland Health.