Health Promotion in Practice is a practice-driven text that translates theories of health promotion into a step-by-step
clinical approach for engaging with clients. The book covers the theoretical frameworks of health promotion, clinical
approaches to the eleven healthy behaviors�eating well, physical activity, sexual health, oral health, smoking
cessation, substance safety, injury prevention, violence prevention, disaster preparedness, organizational wellness,
and enhancing development�as well as critical factors shaping the present and the future of the field. Written
by the leading practitioners and researchers in the field of health promotion, Health Promotion in Practice is
a key text and reference for students, faculty, researchers, and practitioners.
Table of Contents
PART ONE. HEALTH, HEALTH PROMOTION, AND THE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL.
1. Images of Health (Joan Arnold, Laurel Janssen Breen).
2. Models of Health Promotion (Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin).
3. Contexts for Health Promotion (Aaron P. Gorin, Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin).
4. Agents for Health Promotion (Laurel Janssen Breen, Joan Arnold).
PART TWO. PRACTICE FRAMEWORKS FOR HEALTH PROMOTION.
5. Eating Well (Lorraine E. Matthews).
6. Physical Activity (Karen J. Calfas, Athena S. Hagler).
7. Sexual Health (Theo Sandfort).
8. Oral Health (Joan I. Gluch, Susanne K. Giorgio, Barbara J. Steinberg).
9. Smoking Cessation (Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, Robert A. Schnoll).
10. Substance Safety (Kristen Lawton Barry, Frederic C. Blow).
11. Injury Prevention (David A. Sleet, Andrea Carlson Gielen).
12. Violence Prevention (Lloyd B. Potter).
13. Disaster Preparedness.
Prologue (Sandro Galea, Craig Hadley).
Disaster Preparedness (Stephen S. Morse).
14. Organizational Wellness (Thomas Diamante, Samuel M. Natale, Manuel London).
15. Enhancing Development (Penelope Buschman Gemma, Joan Arnold).
PART THREE. ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS AND FORECASTING THE FUTURE OF HEALTH PROMOTION.
16. Economic Considerations in Health Promotion (Wendy Dahar, Duncan Neuhauser).
17. Future Directions for Health Promotion (Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin)
