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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818096103321

Autore

Lucas Kevin <1954->

Titolo

Health promotion : evidence and experience / / Kevin Lucas and Barbara Lloyd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 2005

ISBN

9786610538805

0-7619-4005-7

1-4462-3167-4

1-280-53880-5

1-84860-542-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.) : ill

Classificazione

44.10

Altri autori (Persone)

LloydBarbara B <1933-> (Barbara Bloom)

Disciplina

613

Soggetti

Health promotion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-158) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; A personal perspective: Barbara Lloyd; A personal perspective: Kevin Lucas; Chapter 1 - Health and health promotion: 'Theory', models and approaches; Chapter 2 - Health, disease and illness: the voice of authority; Chapter 3 - Health, social indicators and the quality of life; Chapter 4 - Social capital for all?; Chapter 5 - Reasoned Action? More theory than evidence; Chapter 6 - Risky behaviour? Judging the odds; Chapter 7 - The indivisibility of the individual from society; Chapter 8 - Human perspectives in health promotion; References; Author Index

Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

The authors offer a reappraisal of health promotion activity examining evidence for what actually works & highlighting issues for improving efficacy.