This unique book offers sound theoretical principles to underpin the practical approaches used to build empowered communities and brings together new and innovative approaches in health promotion practice. Num Pages: 168 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 14. Weight in Grams: 278. . 2007. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Title: Health Promotion Practice: Building Empowered Communities: Building Empowered Communities
Publisher: Open University Press
Publication Date: 2007
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0335220576
ISBN 13: 9780335220571
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New

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The author provides an understanding of the key concepts of power and empowerment and the link to improved health outcomes in the context of health promotion programmes. He also offers practical approaches that can be used in health promotion programming to build and evaluate empowered communities.

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Dr. Glenn Laverack is a world leader in health promotion and has a distinguished career working for more than 25 years in Europe, Africa, Asia, North America and the Pacific regions. He formerly worked as a Coordinator (Empowerment) at the WHO in Geneva and as the Director of Health Promotion at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is presently an Honorary Professor of Health Promotion at the University of Southern Denmark.

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