1st Edition

Health Promotion in Medical Education From Rhetoric to Action

By Ann Wylie, Tangerine Holt Copyright 2010
314 Pages
by CRC Press

314 Pages
by CRC Press

Health promotion has been a relatively overlooked area in modern medical and health professional vocational curricula. This practical and informative book aims to redress the balance towards health promotion being a visible, integrated curricular component, with agreed principles on quality in health promotion teaching across various faculties. Experienced and enthusiastic writers with expertise... Read more
Part One: The rationale and historical context to justify the inclusion of health promotion in curricula. Part Two: Curricula structures and practical options for health promotion integration. Part Three: Learning outcomes, regarding the knowledge base, the skills, and needs of facilitators. Part Four: Practical approaches to health promotion for medical and health professional teachers. Part Five: Assessment and pragmatism - reflecting cognisant of relevance to wider learning, student need and equitable opportunities.

Biography

Ann Wylie, Tangerine Holt