Health Promotion: Professional Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Front Matter....Pages 7-7
The anatomy and ideology of health promotion: empowerment in context....Pages 9-21
Theoretical issues in intersectoral collaboration....Pages 22-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
The role of health authorities in the promotion of health....Pages 35-43
The role of the Family Health Services Authorities in promoting health....Pages 44-53
Health promotion in primary health care....Pages 54-65
The impact of the NHS reforms on specialist health promotion in the NHS....Pages 66-74
The potential for health promotion in hospital nursing practice....Pages 75-85
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Health promotion, environmental health and the local authority....Pages 89-94
Promoting health through social services....Pages 95-105
Health promotion through leisure services....Pages 106-115
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
The impact of recent government policy on the provision of health education in schools....Pages 119-128
The health promoting school: from idea to action....Pages 129-143
The role of the school nurse in promoting health....Pages 144-156
Health promotion in a youth work setting....Pages 157-166
Health promotion in further education....Pages 167-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
The voluntary setting and its contribution to health promotion....Pages 179-186
A self-help approach to health promotion....Pages 187-195
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Overview of health promotion in the workplace....Pages 199-211
Alliances for health at work: a case study....Pages 212-219
Front Matter....Pages 197-197
Trade unions and health promotion....Pages 220-227
The role of occupational health services in promoting health....Pages 228-238
Back Matter....Pages 239-248