Carole Lium Edelman, Elizabeth C. Kudzma, Carol Lynn Mandle.
Eighth edition.
St. Louis, Missouri :
Elsevier,
[2014]
xxv, 670 pages :
color illustrations ;
28 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Foundations for health promotion -- Health defined: objectives for promotion and prevention -- Emerging populations and health -- Health policy and the delivery system -- The therapeutic relationship -- Ethical issues related to health promotion -- 2. Assessment for health promotion -- Health promotion and the individual -- Health promotion and the family -- Health promotion and the community -- 3. Interventions for health promotion -- Screening -- Health education -- Nutrition counseling for health promotion -- Exercise -- Stress management -- Complementary and alternative strategies -- 4. Application of health promotion -- Overview of growth and development framework -- The prenatal period -- Infant -- Toddler -- Preschool child -- School-age child -- Adolescent -- Young adult -- Middle-age adult -- Older adult -- 5. Emerging global health issues -- Health promotion for the twenty-first century: throughout the life span and throughout the world.
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Up to date and easy to read, this textbook provides comprehensive coverage of all major concepts of health promotion and disease prevention. It highlights growth and development throughout the life span, emphasizing normal development as well as the specific problems and health promotion issues common to each stage. All population groups are addressed with separate chapters for individuals, families, and communities. -- Provided by publisher.