The Future for Health Promotion / / Colin Palfrey.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Palfrey, Colin,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; List of abbreviations --; Acknowledgements --; Main themes --; The origins of health promotion --; Evidence base and methods for evaluation --; Strategies for health promotion --; Health economics and health promotion --; Health promotion and mental health --; International perspectives --; The future for health promotion --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781447341246; 9783111196664
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Colin Palfrey.

Does health promotion have a lasting and positive effect on people? With mounting pressure to reduce costs to the NHS and increasing scepticism of the so-called nanny state, health promotion initiatives are increasingly being criticised as costly and ineffective, with many arguing that health inequalities can only be reduced through radical political and economic change. This book examines the methods used to evaluate the value of health promotion projects and determines whether attempts to change people’s lifestyles have proved successful. Taking into account the practical and ethical issues involved in deciding the appropriate approach to take in efforts to reduce health inequalities, the book assesses what might be the best path forward for health promotion.