Health Promotion: Models and Values

by R.S. Downie, Carol Fyfe, Andrew Tannahill

This new interdisciplinary volume provides in-depth coverage of the health promotion movement, noted for challenging the idea that health is just a medical issue, stressing instead its social and economic aspects, and portraying health as having a central place in human well-being. Readers
will find full information on the movement's aims, practical activities, and ties with related fields of health care. The book features contributions from experts with widely diversified backgrounds, providing a uniquely comprehensive analysis of the movement and its special contribution. It will
be invaluable for students of public health or community medicine, nurses involved in community work, and many others.

194 pages, Paperback

First published March 22, 1990

About the author

Aka Ruth Downie