This challenging and provocative book explores many contentious and debated issues associated with the promotion of health at a global level. The chapters offer insights into the key determinants of health between and within countries; how effective health promotion is in achieving health gain at a global level and the significant health challenges to be faced in the 21st century. The contributors are a highly distinguished group of academics and health professionals from around the world, including representatives from the World Health Organization, The International Union of Health Promotion and Education and the World Bank.
Promoting Health: A Global Context and Rationale; A.Scriven
PART ONE: GLOBAL ISSUES IN PROMOTING HEALTH
Key Global Health Concerns for the 21st Century; B.Davey
Inequalities in Health: International Patterns and Trends; D.McDaid & A.Oliver
Global Health Promotion: Challenges and Opportunities; M.Mittelmark
The Social Context of Health Promotion in a Globalising World; S.Garman
PART TWO: GLOBAL CHALLENGES IN PROMOTING HEALTH
Globalisation and Noncommunicable Diseases; D.Yach, R.Beaglehole & C.Hawkes
Food, Health and Globalisation: Is Health Promotion Still Relevant?; M.Caraher, J.Coveney & T.Lang
Tobacco: The Global Challenge for Health Promotion; S.Asma, P.Gupta & C.Warren
HIV/AIDS: Lessons For and From Health Promotion; P.Aggleton
Global Environment Change and Health; P.Wilkinson
PART THREE: STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING HEALTH IN THE GLOBAL CONTEXT: NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CASE STUDIES
Promoting Health in Low and Middle Income Countries: Achievements and Challenges; J.Hubley
Trends and Factors in the Development of Health Promotion in Africa, 1973-2003; D.Nyamwaya
Health Promotion in Latin America; H.Arroyo
A Public Health and System Approach To Health Protection and Health Promotion in Hong Kong; S.Chan & G.Leung
Public Health in the Former Soviet Union; J.Godinho
Health Promotion Development in Europe: Barriers and New Opportunities; E.Ziglio, S.Haggard & C.Brown
Health Promotion in Australia and New Zealand: The Struggle for Equity; S.Hearn, H.Martin, L.Signal & M.Wise
Health Promotion in Canada: Back to the Past or Towards a Promising Future?; A.Pederson, I.Rootman & M.O'Neill
Health Promotion in the USA: Building a Science Based Health Promotion Policy; D.Lightsey, D.McQueen & L.Anderson.
