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Community Health Promotion

Challenges for Practice

  • 1 Edición - 2 de junio de 2000
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Joanne Kerr
  • Idioma: Inglés

The book is a core textbook for branch students and qualified staff on the practical issues of health promotion for a range of clients. It explores the central challenge of… Leer más

Descripción

The book is a core textbook for branch students and qualified staff on the practical issues of health promotion for a range of clients. It explores the central challenge of community health promotion, empowermentand, through examples from practice, addresses how professionals can be more responsive to patients needs. Extensive cases studies and practice-related questions are used throughout the text.

Puntos claves

  • The first text to address such a comprehensive range of community health promotion activities
    • Extensive reference to practice and examples of services
  • Contains exercises and activities throughout the book which will enable readers to identify and develop their own knowledge and skills
    • Each chapter starts with an overview outlining its contents

    De interès para

    Community Nurses on specialist courses. Practising Community Nurses. Adult Branch Students. Midwifery Students and Degree Courses. Health Promotion, Education Students and Practitioners.

    Índice

    BACKGROUND TO COMMUNITY HEALTH PROMOTION · Promoting the Health of Communities · Community, Health Promotion and Empowerment · CHALLENGES IN PRACTICE · Pre-conceptual Care · Empowerment and Childbirth · Teenage Pregnancy · Promoting Child and Family Health through Empowerment · Youth Health Promotion in the Community · Homeless Women and Primary Health Care · Mental Health Promotion · Men's Health: Concepts, Criticisms and Challenges · Health Promotion and Ethnic Minority Groups · Queer Health: Health Promotion the Hard Way · Health Promotion for Older People · Health Promotion and Community Care: The Neighbourhood Health Strategy

    Detalles del producto

    • Edición: 1
    • Última edición
    • Publicado: 2 de junio de 2000
    • Idioma: Inglés

    Sobre el autor

    JK

    Joanne Kerr

    Afiliaciones y experiencia
    Fellow, Health Service Management Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester; formerly Community Nurse Tutor, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester, Manchester