Offering a timely and in-depth analysis of the past, present and future of health promotion, Health Promotion in Canada is the ideal resource for students interested in public health, health education, health policy, and nursing.

Now in its fourth edition, this text covers a broad range of key concepts and issues related to health promotion practice within cities, communities, education, and clinical care settings. Fifteen additional chapters have been developed on topics including gender transformative health promotion, wellbeing and mental health, digital media, and health promotion practices for immigrants. This new edition also features updated content on health promotion ethics, social theory, health inequities, global ecological change, intervention entry points, and the role of the reflexive practitioner.

Throughout the text, students will learn to build and implement effective promotion interventions by drawing on behavioural theories, health intervention research, and examples of participatory practice. They will also learn to recognize the impact of globalization on health promotion practice, the challenges faced by researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, and the possibilities for equitable health promotion.

Features

• discusses promising health promotion practices in Indigenous communities
• includes an afterword by Ronald Labonté
• incorporates thought-provoking reflections on practice and new learning objectives

Irving Rootman has been working in the field of health promotion in government and academia for more than 30 years as a researcher, research manager, program manager, educator, and author.

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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.

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Katherine Frohlich is a Professor in the Département de médecine sociale et préventive at the École de santé publique de l’Université de Montréal (ESPUM).

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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.

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“The fourth edition of Health Promotion in Canada continues the authors’ tradition of excellence. This book covers the history and foundations of the field, while positioning health promotion as a catalyst for positive change. Everyone from community activists and students to decision leaders in all levels of government can benefit from this valuable resource.”

—Dr. Jim Frankish, Endowed Professor, Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia

“This volume gives a sense of the complexity and breadth of the field of health promotion while also providing a clear sense of the many paths to success. As someone who has been in the field for over 35 years, I was happy to see familiar topics like equity, healthy settings, and health in all policies continue to receive attention in this edition, as well as new topics like systems thinking, ecological approaches, and digital media.”

—Dr. Suzanne F. Jackson, Editor-in-Chief, Global Health Promotion; Co-Director, WHO Collaborating Centre in Health Promotion; and Professor Emerita, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto

“I had thought that the third edition of Health Promotion in Canada reached the pinnacle of insight and scholarly as well as practical support for the field—in Canada and globally. But this fourth edition weaves an even richer, more elegant, and profound tapestry. With half of the book chapters new and the other half even better than before, Canadians continue to lead the way.”

—Dr. Evelyne de Leeuw, Editor-in-Chief, Health Promotion International, and Professor and Director, Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation (CHETRE), University of New South Wales