Health Promotion: Models and Values

by R.S. Downie, Andrew Tannahill, Carol Tannahill, et al.

Book Overview

The term "health promotion" has come to signify a radical movement that challenges the increasing medicalization of health, stresses the social and economic aspects of health care, and focuses on health as the centerpiece of a successful, happy human life. A comprehensive survey of the movement's goals, value base, and links with related fields of health care, this updated edition of a well-known interdisciplinary book reflects new developments in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192625918
• ISBN13: 9780192625915
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 5.5"