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Health Promotion in Canada

Critical Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by Michel O'Neill, Ann Pederson & Sophie Dupéré

Publisher
Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Initial publish date
May 2007
Category
Health Care Issues, Disease & Health Issues
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551303253
    Publish Date
    May 2007
    List Price
    $59.95

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Out of print

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Description

The first edition of Health Promotion in Canada, published in the mid-1990s, had a huge impact in Canada as well as at a global an international level. In a book review for The Institute for Health Promotion Research, University of British Columbia's Jim Frankish emphasized, "By providing an understanding of the roots and evolution of Canadian health promotion, the editors also provide a potential roadmap for its future."
Thoroughly updated and meticulously revised, this second edition promises to do the same. Masterfully edited and thematically divided into six key parts - conceptual, national, provincial, international, practical perspectives, and concluding thoughts - this contributed volume provides a comprehensive profile of the history and evolution of health promotion in Canada. Adopting a critical/sociological and historical perspective, this book offers case studies from each region of Canada and examines what the future holds for health promotion worldwide. The text brilliantly captures the fact that Canada has been a pioneer in the field of health promotion practice, policy, and research.

About the authors

Michel O'Neill has worked in health promotion in a variety of positions locally, nationally, and globally since 1974, including 30 years at the Faculté des sciences infirmières at Université Laval where he has been named Professor Emeritus.

Michel O'Neill's profile page

Ann Pederson is the Director of Population Health Promotion at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. She worked for over 17 years at the British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health and is currently completing a doctorate at the University of British Columbia in sex, gender, and health promotion.

Ann Pederson's profile page

Sophie Dupéré is a professor in the Faculté des sciences infirmières at Université Laval. She has been involved in the field of Health Promotion in Canada and internationally for the last 15 years working as a nurse, consultant, researcher, and activist.

Sophie Dupéré's profile page