Promoting Health and Wellbeing: For nursing and healthcare students
About this ebook
Through clear explanations, case studies and activities, the book will help you to understand the principles of health promotion and how to apply them in your practice. You will learn:
- Theoretical perspectives of health promotion, health education and public health
- How to identify and apply models to support behaviour change and overcome barriers to change
- How health inequalities and social determinants of health affect public health practice
- How to enable, mediate and advocate in promoting physical and mental health and wellbeing
- How to understand and implement evidence-based health promotion in practice
Essentials is a series of accessible, introductory textbooks for students in nursing, health and social care. The books feature clear explanations, scenarios, activities and case studies to help students get to grips with the subject quickly and easily. New and forthcoming titles in the series:
- The Care Process
- Communication Skills
- Leadership
- Mental Health
- Promoting Health and Wellbeing
- Study Skills
**Please note that the pdf ebook version of this title is a print replica version and you may not be able to add notes to it**
About the author
Dr Clare L. Bennett is a registered nurse with a background in immunology, HIV infectious diseases and sexual health. She is currently a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University and teaches health promotion, public health, leadership and quality improvement on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for nurses and allied health professionals. Clare is also an honorary lecturer at the University of Freiburg, Germany. She is a researcher in the field of sexual health promotion, teaches research methods and supervises doctoral students. She is widely published in academic journals and has co-authored three textbooks.
Sue Lillyman is a registered nurse and midwife with a background in older people, end of life, long-term conditions and care of people with dementia and frailty. She is an associate lecturer for the University of Worcester and programme lead for Education for Health. She also teaches management and leadership in healthcare, teaching and learning for clinical practice, reflective practice and ethical issues. She is an active researcher in the fields of international students, student exchange and end of life issues. She is widely published including educational books and in academic journals.
