Journal article
Health Promotion: A Critical Salutogenic Science
International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, Vol.2(6), pp.283-290
2014
Abstract
Health promotion is a relatively new health science discipline focused on creating health and wellbeing at individual, group and population levels through health and health related policies and programs. Addressing inequities in the health of people via policies and programs that address the milieu of interrelated cultural, social, economic, and political determinants of health is at the heart of health promotion practice, and as such it is a political process. A critical and salutogenic approach characterises health promotion best-practice and is well established in the health promotion literature. However, the realisation of critical and salutogenic practice can be challenging for practitioners in an environment where biomedical and behavioural health paradigms dominate. Health promotion practitioners need to partner with and learn from other disciplines that have or share similar challenges. "Health promotion is everybody's business" is a catch cry in the field and conversations with others with similar ideals, values and principles about how to work together in the pursuit of health for all are needed.
Details
- Title
- Health Promotion: A Critical Salutogenic Science
- Authors
- Jane A Taylor (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and EngineeringLily O'Hara (Author) - College for Advanced Education, United Arab EmiratesMargaret Barnes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, Vol.2(6), pp.283-290
- Publisher
- Horizon Research Publishing
- Date published
- 2014
- DOI
- 10.13189/ijrh.2014.020612
- ISSN
- 2332-6832
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014 Horizon Research Publishing. Reproduced here with permission of the publisher.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Public Health
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449958202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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