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This book is important for all those working in the health field, or training to do so, seeking a broad understanding about health and all its complexity.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56302555136373,"sku":"9781509556496","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781509556496_9d3b4ce0-41bd-4ef1-bef1-679555339e3d.jpg?v=1786022066"},{"product_id":"9781526496232","title":"Essentials of Health Promotion","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA complete one-stop-shop for any student of health promotion. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  How to improve and protect public health is one of the biggest questions facing the 21st century and this book exists to help tackle it head on. Setting out the \u003cstrong\u003eWhat\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWhy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWhen\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWho\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWhere\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHow\u003c\/strong\u003e of health promotion across 20 bite-sized chapters. It explores the full range of theories, context and strategies that influence contemporary health promotion. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  Key features:\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cp\u003eComprehensive coverage: all facets of health promotion introduced and explained\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCombines the theoretical with the practical: knowledge blended with the key skills and attributes needed for effective health promotion\u003c\/p\u003e  Extensive range of global case studies: read about the enormous range of possibilities and creative ways health promotion can be achieved\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  This is the ideal textbook for any undergraduate or pre-registration student starting their health promotion or public health journey. It  provides a complete package of information that will lay the groundwork for your learning and future practice and will help you succeed with assignments, essays and exams.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56303128740213,"sku":"9781526496232","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781526496232_46ff3616-4179-422c-96d9-8512f7fbe93c.jpg?v=1786022348"},{"product_id":"9781789245332","title":"Health Promotion","description":"Health promotion is a key mechanism in tackling the foremost health challenges faced by developing and developed nations. Covering key concepts, theory and practical aspects, this new edition continues to focus on the themes central to health promotion practice worldwide. Social determinants, equality and equity, policy and health, working in partnerships, sustainability, evaluation and evidence-based practice are detailed, and the critical application of health promotion to practice is outlined throughout the book.  Beginning with the foundations of this important area, in this new edition the authors then place greater emphasis on the role of power within health and communities.  Drawing upon international settings and teaching experience in the global North and South, it finishes with a summary of the future directions of professional health promotion practice. Placing a strong emphasis on a global context, this book provides an accessible and engaging resource for postgraduate students of health promotion, public health nursing and related subjects, health practitioners and NGOs.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56305709744501,"sku":"9781789245332","price":44.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781789245332_aeb02517-b5eb-4bf1-a3ad-204bdf0e0a7c.jpg?v=1786026884"},{"product_id":"health-communication","title":"Health Communication","description":"\u003cp\u003eHealth communication is key to promoting good population and individual health outcomes. As the field has developed, there is a growing need for a critical appraisal of the ideologies and theories underpinning health communication in order to ensure effective practice. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book clearly situates health communication within its social context. It provides a critical overview of three key disciplinary areas - education, psychology and communication. Drawing on international examples throughout, the book challenges the underlying assumptions that drive the design and delivery of health promotion interventions. The authors argue that health communication is inherently political and pay close attention to issues of power, ethics and inequality throughout the text.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be valuable for those students at all levels who require a critical perspective, as well as practitioners in health communication and health promotion. With reference to detailed examples and annotated suggestions for further reading, the book is an accessible resource for analysing contemporary health communication.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57481687695733,"sku":"9780745697734","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780745697734.jpg?v=1786089979"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-ruth-cross.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}