Health Promotion in Nursing Practice

For BSN and MSN courses in health promotion, and as a supplement to community nursing courses. This book presents a strong, up-to-date foundation for understanding and building the science and practice of health promotion. It has three goals: to introduce the major individual and community models and theories that guide health promotion interventions; to offer evidence-based strategies for effective health promotion in practice settings; and to foster critical thinking about future opportunities for research and more effective interventions. This Sixth Edition is thoroughly updated to reflect the latest research and terminology. New coverage includes: the U.S. Government's Healthy People 2020 Goals; more ecological approaches encompassing families, communities, and nations; new health promotion technologies, and more.Introduction: Global Health Promotion: Challenge of the 21st Century Part I. The Human Quest for Health 1. Toward a Definition of Health 2. Individual Models to Promote Health Behavior 3. Community Models to Promote Health Part II. Planning for Health Promotion and Prevention 4. Assessing Health and Health Behaviors 5. Developing a Health Promotion-Prevention Plan Part III. Interventions for Health Promotion and Prevention 6. Physical Activity and Health Promotion 7. Nutrition and Health Promotion 8. Stress Management and Health Promotion 9. Social Support and Health Part IV. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Health Promotion 10. Evaluating Individual and Community Interventions Part V. Health Promotion in Diverse Populations 11. Self-Care for Health Promotion Across the Life Span 12. Health Promotion in Vulnerable Populations Part VI. Approaches for Promoting a Healthier Society 13. Health Promotion in Community Settings 14. Promoting Health Through Social and Environmental Change Index