Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan

by Edelman & Mandle

• ISBN13: 9780323014847
• ISBN10: 0323014844
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-29
• Publisher: Mosby

Summary

This comprehensive textbook covers all the major concepts of health promotion and disease prevention for all population groups including individuals, families, and communities. Its lifespan approach focuses on health promotion for all age groups. An assessment franework based on Gordon's Functional Health Patterns provides consistent presentation and an approach that promotes health. Current, timely, and readable, the 5th edition includes numerous special features that highlight critical information and help students apply concepts to practice.

Table of Contents

Unit One Foundations for Health Promotion
Health Defined: Objectives for Promotion and Prevention	3	(26)
Changing Populations and Health	29	(26)
Health Policy and the Delivery System	55	(28)
The Therapeutic Relationship	83	(24)
Ethical Issues Relevant to Health Promotion	107	(34)
Unit Two Assessment for Health Promotion
Health Promotion and the Individual	141	(28)
Health Promotion and the Family	169	(30)
Health Promotion and the Community	199	(28)
Unit Three Interventions for Health Promotion
Screening	227	(20)
Health Education	247	(22)
Nutrition Counseling	269	(50)
Exercise	319	(34)
Stress Management	353	(22)
Holistic Health Strategies	375	(24)
Unit Four Application of Health Promotion
Overview of Growth and Development Framework	399	(18)
The Prenatal Period	417	(42)
Infant	459	(48)
Toddler	507	(26)
Preschool Child	533	(34)
School-Age Child	567	(50)
Adolescent	617	(32)
Young Adult	649	(32)
Middle-Age Adult	681	(28)
Older Adult	709	(38)
Unit Five Challenges As We Enter the New Millennium
Health Promotion for the Twenty-First Century: Throughout the Lifespan and Throughout the World	747	(16)
Glossary	763