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Promoting healthy behaviour : a practical guide to physical health and mental wellbeing / Dominic Upton and Katie Thirlaway.

By: Upton, Dominic [author.]Contributor(s): Thirlaway, Kathryn [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Routledge, 2024Edition: Third editionDescription: xvi, 380 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781032137346 (pbk.) :; 9781032748504 (hbk.) :Subject(s): Health behavior | Health promotion | Lifestyles | Health and Wellbeing | Health, relationships & personal development | Psychological theory & schools of thought | Personal & public health | Sports & active outdoor recreation | Health psychology | Nursing fundamentals & skills | Community nursing | Health systems & services | Nursing | Nursing specialties | Popular medicine & health | Dietetics & nutritionDDC classification: 613 LOC classification: RA427.8 | .U68 2024
Contents:
1.Introduction to healthy behaviour. 2.Health Promotion. 3.Health and Health Inequalities. 4.Psychology in practice. 5.Eating Well. 6.Being physically active. 7.Sensible drinking. 8.Smoking. 9.Sexual Health. 10.Specific conditions. 11.Special populations. 12.Conclusion.
Summary: The new edition of this leading text is an essential guide to promoting healthy behaviour in a multi-cultural society, providing a holistic stance that integrates both physical and mental health and wellbeing. The new edition of this leading text is an essential guide to promoting healthy behaviour in a multi-cultural society, providing a holistic stance that integrates both physical and mental health and wellbeing. With a comprehensive overview of the interplay between social class, gender, ethnicity and individual health differences, the book also looks at key lifestyle issues such as eating well, smoking, drinking alcohol and safe sex, as well as the mechanisms for behavioural change. Each chapter features engaging case studies, points for discussion and student activities. Updated since the COVID-19 pandemic, the new edition also discusses the effects of lockdowns on healthy behaviours.An accessible and engaging text, the third edition of Promoting Healthy Behaviour will continue to be essential reading for both students and practitioners across nursing, public health and allied health professions.
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Previous edition: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Introduction to healthy behaviour. 2.Health Promotion. 3.Health and Health Inequalities. 4.Psychology in practice. 5.Eating Well. 6.Being physically active. 7.Sensible drinking. 8.Smoking. 9.Sexual Health. 10.Specific conditions. 11.Special populations. 12.Conclusion.

The new edition of this leading text is an essential guide to promoting healthy behaviour in a multi-cultural society, providing a holistic stance that integrates both physical and mental health and wellbeing. The new edition of this leading text is an essential guide to promoting healthy behaviour in a multi-cultural society, providing a holistic stance that integrates both physical and mental health and wellbeing. With a comprehensive overview of the interplay between social class, gender, ethnicity and individual health differences, the book also looks at key lifestyle issues such as eating well, smoking, drinking alcohol and safe sex, as well as the mechanisms for behavioural change. Each chapter features engaging case studies, points for discussion and student activities. Updated since the COVID-19 pandemic, the new edition also discusses the effects of lockdowns on healthy behaviours.An accessible and engaging text, the third edition of Promoting Healthy Behaviour will continue to be essential reading for both students and practitioners across nursing, public health and allied health professions.

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