Overview

Promoting Health and Wellbeing is an introductory textbook for nursing and healthcare students seeking to understand how to promote health and prevent ill health. Through clear explanations, case studies and activities, the book will help you to understand the principles of health promotion and how to apply them in your practice. You will learn: Theoretical perspectives of health promotion, health education and public health How to identify and apply models to support behaviour change and overcome barriers to change How health inequalities and social determinants of health affect public health practice How to enable, mediate and advocate in promoting physical and mental health and wellbeing How to understand and implement evidence-based health promotion in practice This book will help you to develop the underpinning knowledge and skills you require to carry out your role in promoting health and wellbeing. Essentials is a series of accessible, introductory textbooks for students in nursing, health and social care. The books feature clear explanations, scenarios, activities and case studies to help students get to grips with the subject quickly and easily. New and forthcoming titles in the series: The Care Process Communication Skills Leadership Mental Health Promoting Health and Wellbeing Study Skills **Please note that the pdf ebook version of this title is a print replica version and you may not be able to add notes to it**

Full Product Details

Author:   Clare L. Bennett ,  Sue Lillyman
Publisher:   Lantern Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Lantern Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.416kg
ISBN:  

9781908625854

ISBN 10:   1908625856
Pages:   214
Publication Date:   15 September 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

About the authors; Abbreviations; Introduction 1. Theoretical perspectives: health promotion, health education and public health Lucy Hope and Lisa Stephens      1.1 Introduction      1.2 Defining physical and psychological health and wellbeing      1.3 Lay concepts of health      1.4 Defining health promotion      1.5 Public health      1.6 The World Health Organization and health promotion 2. Behaviour change: theories, models and approaches Stephen Scott      2.1 Introduction      2.2 Determinants of health      2.3 Processes that support behaviour change      2.4 Overcoming barriers to change      2.5 Building motivation to change      2.6 Setting a plan for change    3. Inequalities in health Beverley Johnson      3.1 Introduction      3.2 The history of health inequalities      3.3 Statistical evidence      3.4 Explaining inequalities in health      3.5 Dis-/empowerment      3.6 Gender differences in health      3.7 Gender fluidity      3.8 Ethnicity and health      3.9 Social change 4. Global health and wellbeing Michelle Moseley      4.1 Introduction      4.2 Definitions and rationale      4.3 Epidemiology      4.4 Genomics      4.5 Wider determinants of health 5. Enabling, mediating and advocating in health promotion Clare Bennett, Sue Lillyman and Katharine Whittingham      5.1 Introduction      5.2 Defining enabling, mediating and advocating      5.3 A life-course approach to health promotion      5.4 Equality and diversity      5.5 Bringing the themes together: bioecological systems theory 6. Building a healthy public policy Anneyce Knight      6.1 Introduction      6.2 Definitions and rationale      6.3 Health in all policies      6.4 Assessing health needs      6.5 Health impact assessments      6.6 Developing health literacy within populations 7. Advocating mental health promotion Gemma Stacey-Emile      7.1 Introduction      7.2 Frameworks of perceptions of self and others      7.3 Overview of mental health and definitions      7.4 Issues and barriers which impact mental health and wellbeing      7.5 Individualised mental health promotion      7.6 Policies and strategies that support mental health and wellbeing 8. Strengthening community action Sarah Fry      8.1 Introduction      8.2 What is a community?      8.3 Why is it important to understand community when discussing health?      8.4 Community action to improve the social environment      8.5 Barriers to community action      8.6 How to strengthen community action 9. Professional responsibilities of the nurse as a health promoter Nita Muir      9.1 Introduction      9.2 NMC educational standards      9.3 Ethical issues in health promotion      9.4 Nurses as health promoters and role models      9.5 The political dimension of health promotion 10. Leadership for health promotion Alison James      10.1 Introduction      10.2 Defining leadership      10.3 Self-awareness and emotional intelligence      10.4 Emotional intelligence and health promotion      10.5 Leadership skills in practice      10.6 Leadership or management?      10.7 Leading for change      10.8 Planning, implementing and evaluating      10.9 Health-promoting leadership 11. Evidence-based health promotion Judith Carrier      11.1 Introduction      11.2 Defining evidence-based healthcare      11.3 What is evidence?      11.4 Systematic reviews/evidence synthesis      11.5 Applying evidence to practice - what works?      11.6 Evidence-based health promotion in action Index

Reviews

This book is a fantastic resource for any student nurse. I really wish I had had this book sooner as it really would have helped with many of my assignments. I like the way the book has web links too that are easy to access and save lots of time. I would highly recommend this book whatever field of nursing you are studying. Amazon 5-star review As an adult nursing student, I've really enjoyed reading this book and found the information really relevant to my studies. Throughout the book there are also lots of directed activities you can do to increase your knowledge which I really like. I also like the fact that the book focuses on the issue of mental health as well as physical health as I think mental health is quite often left out when thinking of promoting health. Overall, I have found this book very useful and I just wish I had discovered it sooner as I think it would have been extremely helpful for my public health module! Amazon 5-star review 10/10 I would recommend this book to fellow nursing students! This book has offered so much as a resource and reference for both essays and presentations. I absolutely love that it has activities within the chapters to apply knowledge to - makes reading that bit more enjoyable! Just wish I had discovered this book earlier in my degree, as it has proven to be an amazing allrounder resource that I have used for all my modules so far in third year! Amazon 5-star review 100% recommend this to any student nurse wanting to expand their library. It has every topic you could need for your nursing degree. It has covered every topic throughout my degree and more. It has an excellent reference list too for further depth and exploration. It has web links too which is also really helpful! A brilliant book that I'll continue to recommend to other students. Amazon 5-star review This is a great book that all student nurses and nurses should have on their book shelf as it will be relevant to many aspects of the nursing degree and understanding health at a wider level. It's easy to read and relevant. I recently used it for background reading in my final mental health nursing exam but I wish I'd found it sooner. Amazon 5-star review

Author Information

Dr Clare L. Bennett is a registered nurse with a background in immunology, HIV infectious diseases and sexual health. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University and teaches health promotion, public health, leadership and quality improvement on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for nurses and allied health professionals. Clare is also an honorary lecturer at the University of Freiburg, Germany. She is a researcher in the field of sexual health promotion, teaches research methods and supervises doctoral students. She is widely published in academic journals and has co-authored three textbooks. Sue Lillyman is a registered nurse and midwife with a background in older people, end of life, long-term conditions and care of people with dementia and frailty. She is an associate lecturer for the University of Worcester and programme lead for Education for Health. She also teaches management and leadership in healthcare, teaching and learning for clinical practice, reflective practice and ethical issues. She is an active researcher in the fields of international students, student exchange and end of life issues. She is widely published including educational books and in academic journals.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions