Health Promotion Throughout the Life Span

by Edelman, Carole Lium

• ISBN13: 9780323056625
• ISBN10: 0323056628
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-09-29
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Up to date and easy to read, this textbook provides comprehensive coverage of all major concepts of health promotion and disease prevention. It highlights growth and development throughout the life span, emphasizing normal development as well as the specific problems and health promotion issues common to each stage. All population groups are addressed with separate chapters for individuals, families, and communities. UNIQUE! The assessment framework for this textbook is based on Gordon's Functional Health Patterns and offers a consistent presentation of content and a health promotion approach.Extensive coverage of growth and development throughout the life span emphasizes the unique problems and health promotion needs of each stage of development.UNIQUE! Think About It boxes present a realistic clinical scenario and critical thinking questions.UNIQUE! Multicultural Awareness boxes present cultural perspectives important to care planning.Research Highlights boxes discuss current research efforts and research opportunities in health promotion.UNIQUE! Hot Topics boxes explore significant issues, trends, and controversies in health promotion to spark critical discussion and debate.UNIQUE! Innovative Practice boxes offer examples of unique and creative health promotion programs and projects.Updated nutrition coverage includes MyPyramid from the FDA, as well as the latest information on food safety and fad diets.Expanded health policy coverage focuses on global health, historical perspectives, financing healthcare, concierge medical practices, and the hospitalist movement.Health Promotion for the Twenty-First Century explores current and future health promotion challenges and research initiatives.Updated Healthy People 2010 data includes midcourse review objectives and an introduction to Healthy People 2020.Case Studies and Care Plans summarize key concepts and show how they apply to real-life practice.

Table of Contents

Foundations for Health Promotion

Health Defined: Objectives for Promotion and Prevention

Emerging Populations and Health

Health Policy and the Delivery System

The Therapeutic Relationship

Ethical Issues Relevant to Health Promotion

Assessment for Health Promotion

Health Promotion and the Individual

Health Promotion and the Family

Health Promotion and the Community

Interventions for Health Promotion

Screening

Health Education

Nutrition Counseling for Health Promotion

Exercise

Stress Management

Holistic Health Strategies

Application of Health Promotion

Overview of Growth and Development Framework

The Prenatal Period

Infant

Toddler

Preschool Child

School-Age Child

Adolescent

Young Adult

Middle-Age Adult

Older Adult

Challenges in The Twenty-First Century

Health Promotion for the Twenty-First Century

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