Handbook of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
James M Raczynski editor Ralph J DiClemente editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Published:13th Oct '12
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This volume provides an overview of the important health promotion and disease prevention theories, methods, and policy issues. Applications of these theories and methods are reviewed to promote health through a variety of channels, for a variety of disease outcomes, and among a variety of populations.
This volume provides an overview of the important health promotion and disease prevention theories, methods, and policy issues. Applications of these theories and methods are reviewed to promote health through a variety of channels, for a variety of disease outcomes, and among a variety of populations. It can be used as a text for introductory causes to the field of health promotion and disease prevention, as well as a reference for researchers and practitioner's actively working in this area.
" ... it offers comprehensive content, presented in an in-depth and insightful manner. It is scholarly in tone and requires serious reading. ... This volume is a superb example of collaborative academic achievement embracing a defined body of knowledge. A vital addition to academic libraries providing contemporary resources in the areas of public health, public policy, and behavioral science, as well as for health care disciplines employing health, wellness, and prevention as part of their scope of practice. Undergraduates and up."
(Choice, 37:5 (2000)
"... the volume meets its intended goals. It does a workman-like job in regard to the most prevalent and frequently discussed issues in the field. ... This should be a useful basic text for first year graduate students in public health."
(The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 188:11 (2000)
ISBN: 9781461371694
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 1289g
669 pages
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999