Population Health, Communities and Health Promotion eBook

Sansnee Jirojwong, Pranee Liamputtong

Population Health, Communities and Health Promotion eBook

Sansnee Jirojwong, Pranee Liamputtong

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9780190024901

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Ebook

Published:

1 Sep 2015

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Description

Following the process of doing a community based health promotion project, this book shows how to progress from thinking about and assessing the health needs of a community to how to plan, implement, and evaluate a health promotion project for a particular group or population. Using real world case studies and examples, the text provides students with an introduction to community health within a population health and health promotion framework, and explains how these areas work together in practice.

  • Written to suit nursing, public health and allied health students.
  • Includes case studies and examples from communities in developing and developed countries.
  • Does not assume any prior knowledge of research or statistics.
  • Experienced author team of researchers, educators and practitioners.
  • Keywords explained in margin notes throughout the book.

Contents

List of Abbreviations
List of Acronyms
Preface

Section I Theory and Concepts
1: Introduction:Population Health and Health Promotion – Sansnee Jirojwong & Pranee Liamputtong
2: Primary Health Care and Health Promotion – Sansnee Jirojwong & Pranee Liamputtong
Section II Needs Assessment3: Health Needs Assessment of Communities and Populations – Pranee Liamputtong & Sansnee Jirojwong
4: Health of Indigenous Australians and health promotion – Janya McCalman, Komla Tsey, Teresa Gibson & Bradley Baird
5: Emerging Population Health Issues and Health Promotion – Diane Goldsworthy, Sansnee Jirojwong & Pranee Liamputtong
6: Assessing the Needs of Health Professionals and Stakeholders – Omar Ha-Redeye
Section III Planning
7: Project Planning: Projects and Protocals  – Robert MacLennan
8: Project Planning Using the Precede-Proceed Model – Peter Howat, Graham Brown, Sharyn Burns & Alexandra McManus.
9: Planning Human Resources – Lee Stewart, Rusieli Taukei, & Kim Usher
10: Planning for Policy Advocacy for Health Promotion – Vivian Lin & Prue Bagley
Section IV Implementation
11: Health Promotion: How to Build Community Capacity – Glenn Laverack
12: Community Development and Empowerment – Komla Tsey
13: Health Promotion and Health Education for a Multicultural Community – Myna Hua & Chris Rissel
Section V Evaluation
14: Frameworks of Project Evaluation – Margaret Dykeman & Kathleen Cruttenden
15: Levels of Project Evaluation and Evaluation Study Designs– David Dunt
Glossary

Authors

Sansnee Jirojwong, Senior Lecturer, University of Western Sydney, Australia

Pranee Liamputtong, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia