ABSTRACT
Healthy behaviors, at the individual and community levels, are imperative to improving and sustaining better public health. With a strong focus on prevention, health promotion strategies are crucial to improving quality of life, while taking into account the various determinants of health. This book provides a global perspective, with an emphasis on contextual issues with health promotion in South Asia for understanding challenges and related strategies. Readers will be comprehensively introduced to healthy behaviors through case studies, covering theories, interventions, and approaches to promote healthy behavior, the impact of policy, and how behavior change can be sustained.
Key features:
- Covers existing and emerging issues in health promotion
- Input from globally renowned public health experts with a multidisciplinary approach to content and audience
- Connects with health systems and relevant sustainable development goals
- Provides case studies for enabling readers to understand and apply evidence-based solutions to key public health issues
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|38 pages
Health Promotion Approaches
chapter 4|5 pages
Prevention and Management of Substance Use
part Section II|74 pages
Application of Health Promotion Concepts and Approaches
chapter 10|13 pages
Public Health Approaches in Cancer Screening and Prevention
chapter |3 pages
Case Study
part Section III|34 pages
Health Promotion Practices in Different Settings
chapter |1 pages
Case Study
chapter Case Study|2 pages
Cleaner, Healthier, Happier: Using Edutaining Approaches for Shifting Attitudes and Behaviors
part Section IV|28 pages
Health Promotion Approaches to Address Social Determinants and Disparities