This challenging and provocative book explores many contentious and debated issues associated with the promotion of health at a global level. The chapters offer insights into the key determinants of health between and within countries; how effective health promotion is in achieving health gain at a global level and the significant health challenges to be faced in the twenty-first century. The contributors are a highly distinguished group of academics and health professionals from around the world, including representatives from the World Health Organization, The International Union of Health Promotion and Education and the World Bank.
Includes contributions from an eminent set of authors drawn from senior academic positions and a range of agencies such as the World Health Organization and the International Union of Health Promotion and Education
Offers a comprehensive and uptodate overview of the issues, challenges and strategies involved in promoting health at a global level in the st century
Goes beyond the traditional orthodoxies of public health and offers a critique of where things are at, where they seem to be going, and provides a future orientation for current practice
Angela Scriven
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