This book considers the key steps in the practical application of health promotion. It starts by showing how it is first necessary to determine the needs of a population and to review the scientific evidence to justify intervening. The wide range of approaches available are considered, including:
..- Motivational interviewing
.- Theatre
.- Mass media
.- Social marketing
.- Community development
.- Public policy
..Finally, it discusses how to plan health promotion programmes, how to evaluate them and how to expand their impact by scaling-up the activities to larger populations..
Associate Director for Development at the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Lecturer in Health Promotion at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine