Health Promotion Moving Forward
A Population Health Approach
Jody C. Gan, MPH, CHES
Health Promotion Moving Forward: A Population Health Approach is the most current foundational health promotion textbook to dynamically reflect upon the collective pandemic experience, the lessons learned, and the strategies for national recovery. With a focus on the structural and social determinants of health that affect health equity, this textbook dives deeply into risk factors for today's leading causes of death and morbidity, with chapters tackling health challenges, behaviors, and programs related to tobacco products; food; physical activity; mental health; addiction and substance use; and sexual health. It uniquely takes a population lens, emphasizing the socio-ecological approach to understanding some of the most pressing current threats to individuals, families, and communities, such as food insecurity, climate change, vaccine hesitancy, loneliness, the teen mental health crisis, vaping, and more.
Health Promotion Moving Forward is designed not only for undergraduate and graduate students in health promotion and public health, but also for students pursuing related health professional degrees who need an understanding of health promotion programs, community and population health interventions, and health communication techniques. Readers will learn best practices for working in the community and increase their understanding of the Affordable Care Act's focus on prevention. Throughout, it highlights successful programs, diverse careers, and practical skills to prepare learners for exciting roles in public health. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.
Key Features:
- Uses a population health approach and socio-ecological frame for understanding the evidence-based recommendations, programs, and interventions for promoting health among individuals, families and social networks, communities, and society
- Identifies essential Healthy People 2030 objectives
- Provides detailed spotlights of possible careers in this dynamic field and of classic and novel health promotion interventions
- Emphasizes the importance of health equity for achieving health promotion goals at all levels
- Qualified instructors have access to expanded Instructor Resources featuring chapter PowerPoints, Test banks, an Instructor Manual with learning activities and discussion questions for each chapter, and additional resources to supplement students' dynamic learning and interaction with the text
Contributors
Foreword—Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH
Preface
Acknowledgments
Springer Publishing Resources
Chapter 1. Foundations of Health Promotion and the Socio-Ecological Model
Chapter 2. Health Equity, Social Justice, and Population Health
Chapter 3. Health Behavior Change Theories and Models
Chapter 4. Health Promotion in Practice
Chapter 5. Tobacco Products
Chapter 6. Food
Chapter 7. Physical Activity and Moving More
Chapter 8. Mental Health and Well-Being
Chapter 9. Substance Use, Addiction, and Harm Reduction
Chapter 10. Sexual Health Promotion
Chapter 11. Clinical Preventive Services and the Affordable Care Act's Focus on Prevention and Becoming an Informed Healthcare Consumer
Chapter 12. Working in the Community
Chapter 13. Health Communications
Chapter 14. Becoming an Ethical Health Promotion Professional
Glossary
Index
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- Release Date: September 17, 2024
- Paperback / softback
- 412 Pages
- Trim Size: 7in x 10in
- Number of Illustrations: 65
- ISBN: 9780826145017
- eBook ISBN: 9780826145024