Informed by principles of equity and the social determinants of health, Understanding Health Promotion draws on the authors' research to focus on strategic approaches to health promotion practice. It considers health promotion from the perspective of different sectors of society, and reviews the expertise required of health promotion practitioners in the context of healthy public policy and strategic health promotion program planning and evaluation.

Helpful 'Guidebooks' are integrated throughout the book and contain practical information about the many resources available to health promotion practitioners.They include top sites for internet resources, assessed for their quality and degree of practical information; guides to information that is not always easy to access, such as health promotion professional organisations and evidence sites; and expert guides to key skills for practice.

• Forward - Ilona Kickbusch
• Part 1 Building Foundations for Health Promotion
• 1. Approaching Health Promotion
• 2. Health Promotion Principles
• 3. Reframing Health Promotion
• 4. The Drivers for Health Lie Outside the Health Sector
• 5. Promoting Human Rights for Health 6. Lay Knowledge
• 7. Evidence to Inform Multisectoral Approaches in Health Promotion
• • Guidebook 1: Milestones in the History of Health Promotion
  • Guidebook 2: Health Promotion Associations, Alliances and Advocacy Organisations
  • Guidebook 3: Key Resources about the Social Determinants of Health
  • Guidebook 4: Evidence-based Health Promotion Resources
• Part 2 Policy and Professional Practice
• 8. Strategic Thinking: Planning and Evaluation
• 9. Engaging Communities
• 10. Communicating to Build Capacity
• 11. Empowerment, Capacity and Health Promotion Practice
• 12. Building Organisational Capacity
• 13. Understanding Health Impact Assessment
• 14. Healthy Public Policy
• 15. Health Promotion Policy Analysis
• 16. Building competencies and Workforce Capacity
• 17. Reflective Practice in the Workplace
• • Guidebook 5: Health Promotion Program Planning and Evaluation Resources
  • Guidebook 6: Understanding Gender and Health Promotion
  • Guidebook 7: Preparing for a Media Interview
  • Guidebook 8: Developing Training, Facilitating and Presenting Skills
  • Guidebook 9: Preparing a Press Release — 10 Point Checklist
  • Guidebook 10: Capacity Building Resources
• Part 3 Multisectoral Actions
• 18. Environments and Sustainability Approaches for Health Promotion
• 19. Healthy Cities and Communities
• 20. Community Arts
• 21. Space and Place: Geography in Health Promotion
• 22. Reframing Physical Activity
• 23. Promoting Active Participation in Sport
• 24. Good Praxis Bibliography Index

Helen Keleher , Professor; Head, Department of Health Sciences, Monash University, Australia

Berni Murphy , Lecturer, School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University, Australia

Colin MacDougall , School of Medicine, Flinders University, Australia

Helen Keleher is a Professor; Head at Department of Health Sciences, Monash University. Berni Murphy is a Lecturer at the School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University. Colin MacDougall is at the School of Medicine, Flinders University.