Health Promotion Programs: From Theory to Practice (Jossey-Bass Public – Digital Instant Dowload.

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1119163331
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1119163336
• Author:  Carl I. Fertman (Author), Diane D. Allensworth (Author)

Health Promotion Programs combines theory and practice to deliver a comprehensive introduction to the planning, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion programs. Presenting an overview of best practices from schools, health care organizations, workplaces, and communities, this book offers clear, practical guidance with an emphasis on hands-on learning. This new second edition has been updated to include discussion on today’s important issues, including health equity, the Affordable Care Act, big data, E-health, funding, legislation, financing, and more. New coverage includes programs for underserved priority populations at a geographically-diverse variety of sites, and new practice and discussion questions promote engagement on highly-relevant topics.

Table contents:

1. What are health promotion programs?
2. Advancing equity and eliminating health disparities
3. Theory in health promotion programs
4. Assessing the needs of program participants
5. Making decisions to create and support a program
6. Implementation tools, program staff, and budgets
7. Advocacy
8. Communicating health information effectively
9. Where money meets mission: developing and increasing program funding
10. Evaluating health promotion programs
11. Big data and health promotion programs
12. Leadership for change and sustainability
13. Promoting health in schools and universities
14. Patient-centered health promotion programs in health care organizations
15. Health promotion programs in workplace settings
16. Promoting community health: local health departments and community health organizations