Health Promotion in Canada: Theory and Practice in Context is a comprehensive and balanced approach to the study of health promotion in Canada. The book is among the first Canadian texts of its kind to view health promotion in a wide context, introducing and applying key theories with the mostup-to-date case studies and real-world examples available. Health Promotion in Canada consists of two parts, the first of which explores key health promotion theories, including individual and macro-level theories and the workings of health promotion in communities and organizations. In part two,key challenges and future directions in the practice of health promotion are analyzed, such as issues of global health inequalities and in Indigenous Health, as well as the rise of new health technologies. Each chapter features case studies which challenge students to apply their lessons in everydaysituations.
Written by an authorship team with over 20 years of combined experience teaching in the field, the book has been developed with the unique learning needs of today’s students in mind and is a holistic and essential introduction to a rapidly expanding field.
