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Health promotion in communities : holistic and wellness approaches /

In her latest book, Dr. Clark applies a holistic, wellness perspective to community health, focusing on community strengths and resilience - such as positive nutrition, healthy environment, fitness, and self care skills - rather than risks and disease. Practitioners and students will find this book...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Clark, Carolyn Chambers
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Theory and concepts. A model for health and wellness promotion in communities. Health promotion with changing and vulnerable populations
  • Developing programs in the community. Community self-assessment. Principles of planning effective community programs. Community mobilization and participation. Marketing community health promotion programs. Evaluating community health programs. Health promotion in rural settings. Health promotion on the internet
  • Strategies for wellness. Nutrition and weight management. Fitness and flexible movement. Typical childhood communicable diseases : promoting community resiliency. Stress management. Smoking cessation. Violence-prevention skills. Environmental wellness. Complementary health care practices
  • Interaction skills. Advanced communication skills with individuals and groups. Working with groups. Working with families
  • Health promotion in a cultural context. Health promotion with African American women. Establishing a lay health promotion program in a Hispanic community. Diabetes programs in Hawaii. Parish nursing
  • Lessons from sample health promotion programs. Conducting a survey : the example of a youth service organization. Violence prevention in schools : a model violence-prevention center. Evaluating small community-based health promotion programs : lessons learned from Colorado health promotion initiatives. Health promotion in a homeless center.